1993 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1993 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Turner (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMoe Ankney (3rd season)
MVPMike Alstott
CaptainElvin Caldwell, Jeff Hill, Pat Johnson, Jimmy Young
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wisconsin + 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Ohio State + 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Penn State 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 21 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Illinois 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Purdue 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Colletto, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, tying for tenth place in the Big Ten. Purdue suffered its ninth consecutive losing season and was winless in conference for the first since the 1946 Purdue Boilermakers football team do so.[1] The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 46:00 pmat No. 24 NC State*
L 7–2041,904[2]
September 111:00 pmWestern Michigan*
W 28–1357,670
September 252:30 pmNo. 4 Notre Dame*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
ABCL 0–1768,196
October 21:00 pmIllinois
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 10–2837,621
October 96:00 pmat Minnesota
L 56–5931,293
October 1611:30 amNo. 16 Wisconsindagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ESPNL 28–4238,942
October 231:00 pmNo. 3 Ohio State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 24–4543,656
October 301:00 pmat Iowa
L 17–2665,648
November 61:00 pmat Michigan
L 10–25104,326[3]
November 131:00 pmNo. 25 Michigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 24–2731,792
November 201:00 pmat No. 21 Indiana
L 17–2448,429
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Minnesota

Indiana

  • Corey Rogers 20 rushes, 123 yards

References

  1. ^ "Big Ten Roundup : Purdue Has Incentive, Still Loses to Indiana". Los Angeles Times. November 21, 1993. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Purdue first victim of new Wolfpack coach". The Muncie Star. September 5, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Angelique S. Chengelis (November 7, 1993). "U-M, MSU back on track". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.