Purdue Football Team History
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Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium Capacity: 67,332 Colors: Old Gold & Black Coach: Leon Burtnett Conference: Big 10-
1986 Season Highlights
Leon Burtnett enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Ball State
20
3
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Pittsburgh
26
41
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Notre Dame
9
41
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Minnesota
9
36
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Illinois
27
34
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Ohio State
11
39
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Michigan State
3
37
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Northwestern
17
16
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Michigan
7
31
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Iowa
14
42
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Indiana
17
15
W
1986 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 160
Scoring Average 14.5
Points Allowed 335
Defense Average 30.5
Opponents Record 73-54
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-4
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.