1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1998 Purdue Boilermakers football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 37–34 vs. Kansas State
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 24
Record9–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Chaney (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrock Spack (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Ohio State %+   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 6 Wisconsin $+   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 12 Michigan +   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 24 Purdue   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 17 Penn State   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Michigan State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Minnesota   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Indiana   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Illinois   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Iowa   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Northwestern   0 – 8     3 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 302:30 pmat USC*
ABCL 17–2756,623
September 1211:00 amRice*
ESPNW 21–1942,563
September 1911:00 amCentral Florida*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ESPNW 35–753,469
September 261:30 pmat No. 23 Notre Dame*
NBCL 30–3180,012
October 31:30 pmMinnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 56–2156,809
October 107:30 pmat No. 10 Wisconsin
ESPN2L 24–3178,782
October 172:30 pmat No. 12 Penn State
ABCL 13–3197,034
October 241:00 pmIllinoisdagger
W 42–960,163
October 311:00 pmIowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 36–1450,443
November 712:00 pmat Northwestern
ESPN2W 56–2139,575
November 1412:00 pmat Michigan State
ESPN+W 25–2469,091
November 211:00 pmIndiana
W 52–768,512
December 298:00 pmvs. No. 4 Kansas State*
ESPNW 37–3460,780
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

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See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV——RV—RV—————RVRVRVRV24
CoachesRVRV—RV—RV—————RVRVRVRV23
BCSNot released———————Not released

Roster

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1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 15 Drew Brees So
WR 6 Isaac Jones Sr
OT 77 Brandon Gorin So
WR 84 Randall Lane Jr
OT 78 Matt Light So
WR 89 Tim Stratton Fr
WR 52 F Chesti So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 59 Rosevelt Colvin Sr
DL   Chukie Nwokorie Sr
DE 54 Chike Okeafor Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 30 Travis Dorsch Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

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Iowa

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1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 0014 14
• Boilermakers 7 12107 36
See also: 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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Indiana

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1 234Total
Hoosiers 7 000 7
• Boilermakers 7 21321 52
Scoring summary
Q18:06INDRandle El 4 yard run (Payne kick)IND 7–0
Q12:12PURStratton 4 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)Tie 7–7
Q211:26PURCox 12 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)PUR 14–7
Q28:11PURStratton 11 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)PUR 21–7
Q25:18PURJones 37 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)PUR 28–7
Q39:10PURDorsch 37 yard field goalPUR 31–7
Q47:31PURSutherland 8 yard pass from Edgerton (Dorsch kick)PUR 38–7
Q44:59PURSutherland 8 yard pass from Edgerton (Dorsch kick)PUR 45–7
Q4:58PURSutherland 24 yard pass from Edgerton (Dorsch kick)PUR 52–7

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Kansas State (Alamo Bowl)

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#4 Kansas State vs. #24 Purdue
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 7621 34
• Boilermakers 0 171010 37
         
Scoring summary
Q214:47PurdueDaniels 5-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)Purdue 7–0
13:03PurdueDorsch 25-yard field goalPurdue 10–0
9:49KSUMcDonald 1-yard pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)Purdue 10–7
8:36PurdueJones 30-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)Purdue 17–7
Q38:06KSUHavick recovered fumble in end zone (kick failed)Purdue 17–13
0:52PurdueNugent recovered fumble in end zone (Dorsch kick)Purdue 24–13
0:04PurdueDorsch 26-yard field goalPurdue 27–13
Q411:59KSUAllen 3-yard run (Gramatica kick)Purdue 27–20
6:44PurdueDorsch 37-yard field goalPurdue 30–20
6:23KSUMcDonald 88-yard pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)Purdue 30–27
1:24KSUSwift 2-yard pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)KSU 34–30
0:30PurdueJones 24-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)Purdue 37–34
Main article: 1998 Alamo Bowl
See also: 1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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References

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  1. ^ 2011 Purdue football information guide
  2. ^ USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Sep-25.
  3. ^ USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Aug-19.
  4. ^ "Purdue Pulls Off Surprise At Alamo". The New York Times. December 30, 1998. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Down Goes K-State!". Associated Press. December 30, 1998. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
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