1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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.

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
1998 record	9–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Tiller (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread offense
Defensive coordinator	Brock Spack (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Rosevelt Colvin Isaac Jones
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 67,332)

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

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

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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 14 Vinny Sutherland 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 Joe Tiller Coordinators/assistant coaches Jim Chaney (Offensive Coordinator) Brock Spack (Defensive Coordinator) Kevin Sumlin (Wide receivers) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Iowa

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

See also: 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
41–28–3	1997	L 17–35

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Indiana

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

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Kansas State (Alamo Bowl)

#4 Kansas State vs. #24 Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 7 6 21 34 • Boilermakers 0 17 10 10 37 Date: December 29 Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Game attendance: 60,780

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

Main article: 1998 Alamo Bowl

See also: 1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1932	W 29–13

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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.