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: Danny Hope Conference: Big 10-
2009 Season Highlights
Danny Hope enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Purdue.
2009 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Toledo
52
31
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Oregon
36
38
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Northern Illinois
21
28
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Notre Dame
21
24
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Northwestern
21
27
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Minnesota
20
35
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Ohio State
26
18
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Illinois
24
14
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Wisconsin
0
37
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Michigan
38
36
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Michigan State
37
40
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Indiana
38
21
W
2009 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 334
Scoring Average 27.8
Points Allowed 349
Defense Average 29.1
Opponents Record 81-70
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 3-4
Away Record 2-3
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2009 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2009 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
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.