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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


Select Year:    
1887  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024
2008 Season Highlights
 Joe Tiller enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Northern Colorado  42   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Oregon  26   32   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Central Michigan  32   25   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Notre Dame  21   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Penn State  6   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Ohio State  3   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Northwestern  26   48   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Minnesota  6   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Michigan  48   42   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Michigan State  7   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Iowa  17   22   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Indiana  62   10   W       
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record4-8
  Points Scored296
  Scoring Average24.7
  Points Allowed301
  Defense Average25.1
  Opponents Record86-55
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record0-5
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2008 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-6302322 3-5136210  Tim Brewster
Illinois 5-7344319 3-5218206  Ron Zook
Indiana 3-9246423 1-7116328  Bill Lynch
Penn State 11-2506187Lost  24-387-1271109  Joe Paterno
Ohio State 10-3359181 7-123898  Jim Tressel
Michigan State 9-4326287Lost  12-246-2201208  Mark Dantonio
Iowa 9-4394169Won  31-105-3238130  Kirk Ferentz
Northwestern 9-4317262Lost  23-305-3191187  Pat Fitzgerald
Wisconsin 7-6357345Lost  13-423-5206227  Bret Bielema
Purdue 4-8296301 2-6175196  Joe Tiller
Michigan 3-9243347 2-6177268  Rich Rodriguez

2008 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2008 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.