1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1991 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1991 record 4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Jim Colletto (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Moe Ankney (1st year)
Captain Bob Dressel
Captain Frank Kmet
Captain Rick Smith
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 67,861)
1991 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Michigan † 8 – 0 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
#10 Iowa 7 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 1
Ohio State 5 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Indiana 5 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 1
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 6 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Michigan State 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Minnesota 1 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The team was coached by head coach Jim Colletto.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 1:00 PM Eastern Michigan* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 49–3   40,684
September 14 3:00 PM at California* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 18–42   39,000
September 28 1:00 PM #8 Notre Dame* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) L 20–45   68,943
October 5 1:00 PM at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 17–14   26,814
October 12 1:30 PM at Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 3–6   31,939
October 19 1:00 PM Wisconsindagger Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 28–7   43,650
October 26 4:00 PM #11 Iowa Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN L 21–31   33,461
November 2 12:30 PM at #2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN L 0–42   105,401
November 9 1:00 PM Illinois Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) L 14–41   34,582
November 16 1:00 PM Michigan State Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 27–17   30,774
November 23 1:00 PM at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) L 22–24   51,596
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ↑ 2011 Purdue football information guide