1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1998 Purdue Boilermakers football
Alamo Bowl Champions
Alamo Bowl, W 37–34 vs. Kansas State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#23
AP	#24
1998 record	9–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Tiller (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Brock Spack (2nd year)
Captain	Rosevelt Colvin
Captain	Isaac Jones
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 67,332)

1998 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#2 Ohio State %+		7	–	1					11	–	1
#6 Wisconsin $+		7	–	1					11	–	1
#12 Michigan +		7	–	1					10	–	3
#24 Purdue		6	–	2					9	–	4
#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 #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 #10 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN2	L 24–31	78,782
October 17	2:30 PM	at #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. #4 Kansas State*	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 37–34	60,780
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 0 0 0 14 14 • Purdue 7 12 10 7 36 Date: October 31 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN

Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 7 0 0 0 7 • Purdue 7 21 3 21 52 Date: November 21 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 68,512

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