Purdue Football Team History
Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium Capacity: 67,332 Colors: Old Gold & Black Coach: Jeff Brohm Conference: Big 10-West
2017 Season Highlights
Jeff Brohm enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Purdue.
2017 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2
Louisville
28
35
L
@ Indianapolis, IN
Fri., Sep. 8 vs.
Ohio
44
21
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Missouri
35
3
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Michigan
10
28
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Minnesota
31
17
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Wisconsin
9
17
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Rutgers
12
14
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Nebraska
24
25
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Illinois
29
10
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Northwestern
13
23
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Iowa
24
15
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Indiana
31
24
W
2017 Season Totals
Record 6-6
Points Scored 290
Scoring Average 24.2
Points Allowed 232
Defense Average 19.3
Opponents Record 83-69
Conference Record 4-5
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 2-3
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2017 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2017 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.