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: Fred Akers Conference: Big 10-
1988 Season Highlights
Fred Akers enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Washington
6
20
L
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Ohio
33
10
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Notre Dame
7
52
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Minnesota
14
10
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Illinois
0
20
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Ohio State
31
26
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Iowa
7
31
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Wisconsin
9
6
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Michigan State
3
48
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Northwestern
7
28
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Indiana
7
52
L
1988 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 124
Scoring Average 11.3
Points Allowed 303
Defense Average 27.5
Opponents Record 57-59
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 2-3
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 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.