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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: Fred Akers
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024
1988 Season Highlights
 Fred Akers enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1988 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Washington  6   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Ohio  33   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Notre Dame  7   52   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Minnesota  14   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Illinois  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Ohio State  31   26   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Iowa  7   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Wisconsin  9   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Michigan State  3   48   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Northwestern  7   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Indiana  7   52   L       
 
1988 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored124
  Scoring Average11.3
  Points Allowed303
  Defense Average27.5
  Opponents Record57-59
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record2-3
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1988 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Indiana 8-3-1396235Won  34-105-3257168  Bill Mallory
Illinois 6-5-1245243Lost  10-145-2-1177140  John Mackovic
Minnesota 2-7-2195246 0-6-2120182  John Gutekunst
Michigan 9-2-1361167Won  22-147-0-127394  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 6-5-1269177Lost  27-346-1-121976  George J. Perles
Iowa 6-4-3336233Lost  23-284-1-3213141  Hayden Fry
Purdue 4-7124303 3-578221  Fred Akers
Ohio State 4-6-1229283 2-5-1157199  John Cooper
Northwestern 2-8-1192350 2-5-1137234  Francis Peay
Wisconsin 1-10106314 1-772248  Don Morton

1988 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1988 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.