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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  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Joe Tiller enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Toledo  22   36   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Notre Dame  28   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Ball State  28   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Northwestern  21   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Minnesota  59   43   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Wisconsin  45   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Illinois  48   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Iowa  17   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Michigan State  22   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Penn State  17   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Indiana  56   7   W       
 Tue., Dec. 30   Oklahoma State  33   20   W    @ San Antonio, TX   Alamo Bowl
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored396
  Scoring Average33.0
  Points Allowed267
  Defense Average22.3
  Opponents Record70-73
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-2
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
15 9-3-0 AP
15 9-3-0 Coaches
15 9-3-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1997 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 3-9238334 1-7119226  Glen Mason
Indiana 2-9120359 1-774281  Cam Cameron
Illinois 0-11119368 0-876283  Ron Turner
Michigan 12-0322114Won  21-168-021578  Lloyd Carr
Ohio State 10-3394170Lost  14-316-225386  John Cooper
Penn State 9-3366254Lost  6-216-2217185  Joe Paterno
Purdue 9-3396267Won  33-206-2285180  Joe Tiller
Wisconsin 8-5291306Lost  6-335-3165195  Barry Alvarez
Iowa 7-5411159Lost  7-174-4221106  Hayden Fry
Michigan State 7-5342237Lost  23-514-4203148  Nick Saban
Northwestern 5-7243288 3-5141201  Gary Barnett

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 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.