1998_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team

1998 Purdue Boilermakers football
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 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

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.

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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

v t e
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