1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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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

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
University Park, PA
ABCL 13–3197,034
October 241:00 pm
Purdue Cannon
)		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
Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
    		• 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

    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
    AP
    		RV——RV—RV—————RVRVRVRV24
    CoachesRVRV—RV—RV—————RVRVRVRV23
    BCSNot released———————Not released

    Roster

    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

    Iowa

    1 234Total
    Hawkeyes 0 0014 14
    • Boilermakers 7 12107 36
    • Date: October 31
    • Location:
      West Lafayette, IN
    See also: 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

    [2]

    Indiana

    1 234Total
    Hoosiers 7 000 7
    • Boilermakers 7 21321 52
    • Date: November 21
    • Location:
      EST
    • Game attendance: 68,512
    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)

    #4 Kansas State vs. #24 Purdue
    1 234Total
    Wildcats 0 7621 34
    • Boilermakers 0 171010 37
    • Date: December 29
    • Location:
      San Antonio, Texas
    • Game attendance: 60,780
             
    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

    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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