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-
2003 Season Highlights
Joe Tiller enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
2003 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Bowling Green State
26
27
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Wake Forest
16
10
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Arizona
59
7
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Notre Dame
23
10
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Illinois
43
10
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Penn State
28
14
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Wisconsin
26
23
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Michigan
3
31
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Northwestern
34
14
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Iowa
27
13
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Ohio State
13
16
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Indiana
24
16
W
Thu., Jan. 1
Georgia
27
34
L
@ Orlando, FL
Capital One Bowl
2003 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 349
Scoring Average 26.8
Points Allowed 225
Defense Average 17.3
Opponents Record 73-78
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-2
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
18 9-4-0
AP
19 9-4-0
Coaches
19 9-4-0
USA Today/ESPN
2003 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2003 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.