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: Joe Tiller Conference: Big 10-
1999 Season Highlights
Joe Tiller enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
1999 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 @
Central Florida
47
13
W
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Notre Dame
28
23
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Central Michigan
58
16
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Northwestern
31
23
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Michigan
12
38
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Ohio State
22
25
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Michigan State
52
28
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Penn State
25
31
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Minnesota
33
28
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Wisconsin
21
28
L
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Indiana
30
24
W
Sat., Jan. 1
Georgia
25
28
L
@ Tampa, FL
Outback Bowl
1999 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 384
Scoring Average 32.0
Points Allowed 305
Defense Average 25.4
Opponents Record 82-59
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-2
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
25 7-5-0
AP
1999 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1999 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
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.