1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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.

1991 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1991 record47 (35 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Turner (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMoe Ankney (1st season)
Captains
  • Bob Dressel
  • Frank Kmet
  • Rick Smith
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 67,861)
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 0 0  10 2 0
No. 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 71:00 pmEastern Michigan*W 49–340,684
September 143:00 pmat California*L 18–4239,000
September 281:00 pmNo. 8 Notre Dame*
L 20–4568,943
October 51:00 pmat NorthwesternW 17–1426,814
October 121:30 pmat MinnesotaL 3–631,939
October 191:00 pmWisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
W 28–743,650
October 264:00 pmNo. 11 Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
ESPNL 21–3133,461
November 212:30 pmat No. 2 MichiganESPNL 0–42105,401
November 91:00 pmIllinois
L 14–4134,582
November 161:00 pmMichigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
W 27–1730,774
November 231:00 pmat IndianaL 22–2451,596
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Mike Anderson
OL David Bratton
WR Tedman Brown
OL Elvin Caldwell
WR Ernest Calloway
OL Denny Chronopoulos
RB Earl Coleman
RB Arlee Connors
WR Rodney Dennis
OL Bob Dressel (C)
RB Rob Forester
TE Scott Green
OL Ryan Grigson
RB Jeff Hill
QB 9 Eric Hunter
OL Kevin Janiak
RB Houston Malden
QB George Ogorek
QB 11 Matt Pike
RB Corey Rogers
WR Jermaine Ross
OL Derick Schmidt
TE Tony Simmons
RB Luis Smikle
WR Burt Thornton
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Tank Adams
LB Eric Beatty
DL James Cole
LB Trent Decatur
LB Don Delvy
DB Ikee Dozier
DL Eric Gray
DL Robert Hardin
DB Pat Johnson
DL Frank Kmet (C)
LB Nick Mamula
LB Peyton Minter
LB Jim Schwantz
DB Rick Smith (C)
LB Kevin Strickland
DB Jimmy Young
DL Jeff Zgonina
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 15 Eric Bruun
K Joe O'Leary
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Season summary

    at Minnesota

    • Jeff Hill 12 rushes, 110 yards [2]


    at Michigan


    Illinois

    • Corey Rogers 20 rushes, 146 yards [3]

    Indiana

    • Jeff Hill 16 rushes, 116 yards [4]

    References

    1. 2011 Purdue football information guide
    2. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2021-Jan-02.
    3. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-27.
    4. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2021-Jan-02.
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