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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: Joe Tiller
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024
2000 Season Highlights
 Joe Tiller enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 The Boilermakers won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
2000 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Central Michigan  48   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Kent  45   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Notre Dame  21   23   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Minnesota  38   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Penn State  20   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Michigan  32   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Northwestern  41   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Wisconsin  30   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Ohio State  31   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Michigan State  10   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Indiana  41   13   W       
 Mon., Jan. 1   Washington  24   34   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
2000 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored381
  Scoring Average31.8
  Points Allowed266
  Defense Average22.2
  Opponents Record75-55
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-3
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
13 8-4-0 AP
13 8-4-0 Coaches
13 8-4-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2000 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-6375318Lost  30-384-4247238  Glen Mason
Illinois 5-6294286 2-6193252  Ron Turner
Indiana 3-8337427 2-6223339  Cam Cameron
Michigan 9-3404229Won  31-286-2273164  Lloyd Carr
Northwestern 8-4441400Lost  17-666-2337271  Randy Walker
Purdue 8-4381266Lost  24-346-2243199  Joe Tiller
Ohio State 8-4331222Lost  7-245-3227155  John Cooper
Wisconsin 9-4328265Won  21-204-4199172  Barry Alvarez
Penn State 5-7264293 4-4186221  Joe Paterno
Iowa 3-9203330 3-5148210  Kirk Ferentz
Michigan State 5-6197233 2-6123178  Bobby Williams

2000 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2000 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.