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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

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1887 <-- 2017 <- 2018 -> 2019 --> 2024

2018 Season Highlights

Jeff Brohm enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.

2018 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 30	vs. Northwestern	27	31	L
Sat., Sep. 8	vs. Eastern Michigan	19	20	L
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Missouri	37	40	L
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Boston College	30	13	W
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Nebraska	42	28	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Illinois	46	7	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Ohio State	49	20	W
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Michigan State	13	23	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Iowa	38	36	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Minnesota	10	41	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Wisconsin	44	47	L
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Indiana	28	21	W
Fri., Dec. 28	Auburn	14	63	L	@ Nashville, TN	Music City Bowl

2018 Season Totals
Record	6-7
Points Scored	397
Scoring Average	30.5
Points Allowed	390
Defense Average	30.0
Opponents Record	96-71
Conference Record	5-4
Home Record	3-4
Away Record	3-2

2018 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2018 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Northwestern	9-5	339	325	Won 31-20	8-1	222	169	Pat Fitzgerald
Iowa	9-4	405	231	Won 27-22	5-4	294	185	Kirk Ferentz
Wisconsin	8-5	386	294	Won 35-3	5-4	251	250	Paul Chryst
Purdue	6-7	397	390	Lost 14-63	5-4	297	254	Jeff Brohm
Minnesota	7-6	376	345	Won 34-10	3-6	247	308	P.J. Fleck
Nebraska	4-8	360	375		3-6	268	309	Scott Frost
Illinois	4-8	312	473		2-7	228	410	Lovie Smith

2018 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2018 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.