1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

1998 Purdue Boilermakers football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 37–34 vs. Kansas State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 24
Record	9–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Tiller (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brock Spack (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Rosevelt Colvin Isaac Jones
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Big Ten Conference football standings
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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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:30 pm	at USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Pigskin Classic)	ABC	L 17–27	56,623
September 12	11:00 am	Rice*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	W 21–19	42,563
September 19	11:00 am	Central Florida*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	W 35–7	53,469
September 26	1:30 pm	at No. 23 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	NBC	L 30–31	80,012
October 3	1:30 pm	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 56–21	56,809
October 10	7:30 pm	at No. 10 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN2	L 24–31	78,782
October 17	2:30 pm	at No. 12 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 13–31	97,034
October 24	1:00 pm	Illinois	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)		W 42–9	60,163
October 31	1:00 pm	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 36–14	50,443
November 7	12:00 pm	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN2	W 56–21	39,575
November 14	12:00 pm	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN+	W 25–24	69,091
November 21	1:00 pm	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 52–7	68,512
December 29	8:00 pm	vs. No. 4 Kansas State*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 37–34	60,780
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	0	0	14	14
• Boilermakers	7	12	10	7	36

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	7	0	0	0	7
• Boilermakers	7	21	3	21	52

Scoring summary

Q1	8:06	IND	Randle El 4 yard run (Payne kick)	IND 7–0

Q1	2:12	PUR	Stratton 4 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	11:26	PUR	Cox 12 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)	PUR 14–7

Q2	8:11	PUR	Stratton 11 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)	PUR 21–7

Q2	5:18	PUR	Jones 37 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)	PUR 28–7

Q3	9:10	PUR	Dorsch 37 yard field goal	PUR 31–7

Q4	7:31	PUR	Sutherland 8 yard pass from Edgerton (Dorsch kick)	PUR 38–7

Q4	4:59	PUR	Sutherland 8 yard pass from Edgerton (Dorsch kick)	PUR 45–7

Q4	:58	PUR	Sutherland 24 yard pass from Edgerton (Dorsch kick)	PUR 52–7

#4 Kansas State vs. #24 Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	6	21	34
• Boilermakers	0	17	10	10	37

Scoring summary

Q2	14:47	Purdue	Daniels 5-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)	Purdue 7–0
	13:03	Purdue	Dorsch 25-yard field goal	Purdue 10–0
	9:49	KSU	McDonald 1-yard pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)	Purdue 10–7
	8:36	Purdue	Jones 30-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)	Purdue 17–7

Q3	8:06	KSU	Havick recovered fumble in end zone (kick failed)	Purdue 17–13
	0:52	Purdue	Nugent recovered fumble in end zone (Dorsch kick)	Purdue 24–13
	0:04	Purdue	Dorsch 26-yard field goal	Purdue 27–13

Q4	11:59	KSU	Allen 3-yard run (Gramatica kick)	Purdue 27–20
	6:44	Purdue	Dorsch 37-yard field goal	Purdue 30–20
	6:23	KSU	McDonald 88-yard pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)	Purdue 30–27
	1:24	KSU	Swift 2-yard pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick)	KSU 34–30
	0:30	Purdue	Jones 24-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)	Purdue 37–34

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

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