1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1990 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFred Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bennett (4th season)
Base defense4–3
MVPSteve Jackson
CaptainSteve Jackson, Larry Taylor
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Michigan + 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Michigan State + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
No. 25 Illinois + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Iowa + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 5 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Minnesota 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 4 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
Northwestern 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Purdue 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Wisconsin 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Fred Akers in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for eighth place the Big Ten. Purdue suffered its sixth consecutive losing season. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1512:30 pmNo. 22 Washington*
L 14–2036,265
September 221:00 pmIndiana State*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 41–1342,387
September 2912:00 pmat No. 1 Notre Dame*
SCAL 11–3759,075
October 61:00 pmMinnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 7–1934,656
October 131:00 pmat No. 11 Illinois
L 0–3460,604
October 201:00 pmOhio Statedagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 2–4258,328
October 2712:00 pmat Michigan State
L 33–5577,343
November 31:00 pmNo. 3 Michigan
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 13–3841,279
November 102:00 pmat Northwestern
W 33–1325,026
November 173:30 pmat No. 13 Iowa
ABCL 9–3867,836
November 241:00 pmIndiana
L 14–2850,519–51,393[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Personnel

1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 38 Mike Doctor Jr
WR Ernest Calloway
G Jason Cegleski
OT Denny Chronopoulos
OT Scott Conover
WR Rodney Dennis
C Bob Dressel
WR Jeff Hill
QB Scott Hoffman
QB Eric Hunter
WR Curtis McManus
RB John Oglesby
G Larry Taylor (C)
RB Tony Vinson
WR Dunyasha Yetts
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
ILB Eric Beatty
DT Kris Burns
CB Steve Jackson (C)
S Terry Johnson
DE Frank Kmet
S Nat Martin
OLB Tom McNeil
DE Peyton Minter
CB Jarrett Scales
OLB Jim Schwantz
DT Jeff Zgonina
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Eric Bruun
K Larry Sullivan
K Steve Wambold
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Washington

Indiana State

At Notre Dame

  • Eric Hunter 21/37, 354 yards

Minnesota

At Illinois

Ohio State

  • Scott Hoffman 31/54, 317 yards

At Michigan State

Michigan

At Northwestern

At Iowa

Indiana

References

  1. ^ Kirts, Rex (November 25, 1990). "Peaches fill the Bucket". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.