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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  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Joe Tiller enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Aug. 30  @ Southern California  17   27   L    @ Los Angeles, CA   
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Rice  21   19   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Central Florida  35   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Notre Dame  30   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Minnesota  56   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Wisconsin  24   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Penn State  13   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Illinois  42   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Iowa  36   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Northwestern  56   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Michigan State  25   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Indiana  52   7   W       
 Tue., Dec. 29   Kansas State  37   34   W    @ San Antonio, TX   Alamo Bowl
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record9-4
  Points Scored444
  Scoring Average34.2
  Points Allowed276
  Defense Average21.2
  Opponents Record86-66
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-4
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
24 9-4-0 AP
23 9-4-0 Coaches
23 9-4-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1998 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-6229249 2-6157214  Glen Mason
Indiana 4-7245305 2-6125230  Cam Cameron
Illinois 3-8149326 2-679251  Ron Turner
Ohio State 11-1430144Won  24-147-128899  John Cooper
Wisconsin 11-1382143Won  38-317-122191  Barry Alvarez
Michigan 10-3359235Won  45-317-115993  Lloyd Carr
Purdue 9-4444276Won  37-346-2304158  Joe Tiller
Penn State 9-3317183Won  26-145-3189147  Joe Paterno
Michigan State 6-6336294 4-4223193  Nick Saban
Iowa 3-8172287 2-6114225  Hayden Fry
Northwestern 3-9214337 0-893251  Gary Barnett

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 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.