1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1998 Purdue Boilermakers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 23 24 9–4 6–2 Joe Tiller 2nd Jim Chaney 2nd Spread Brock Spack 2nd 4–3 Rosevelt Colvin Isaac Jones Ross–Ade Stadium Alamo Bowl champion Alamo Bowl W 37–34 vs. Kansas State 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 1998 AP Eastern August 30 2:30 pm l y y USC Pigskin Classic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC 17–27 56,623 September 12 11:00 am w y Rice Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN 21–19 42,563 September 19 11:00 am w y Central Florida Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN 35–7 53,469 September 26 1:30 pm l y y Notre Dame 23 Shillelagh Trophy Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 30–31 80,012 October 3 1:30 pm w Minnesota Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 56–21 56,809 October 10 7:30 pm l y Wisconsin 10 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN2 24–31 78,782 October 17 2:30 pm l y Penn State 12 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ABC 13–31 97,034 October 24 1:00 pm w y Illinois Purdue Cannon Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 42–9 60,163 October 31 1:00 pm w Iowa Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 36–14 50,443 November 7 12:00 pm w y Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN2 56–21 39,575 November 14 12:00 pm w y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN+ 25–24 69,091 November 21 1:00 pm w Indiana Old Oaken Bucket Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 52–7 68,512 December 29 8:00 pm w y y Kansas State 4 Alamo Bowl Alamodome San Antonio, TX ESPN 37–34 60,7802011 Purdue football information guide Rankings 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 15 RV NR NR RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 24 Coaches 0 15 RV RV NR RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 23 BCS 8 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Game summaries Iowa Hawkeyes 0 0 0 14 Boilermakers 7 12 10 7 October 31 Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Sep-25. Indiana Hoosiers 7 0 0 0 Boilermakers 7 21 3 21 November 21 Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN 1:00 p.m. EST 68,512 yes 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 yes USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Aug-19. Kansas State (Alamo Bowl) #4 Kansas State vs. #24 Purdue Wildcats Boilermakers 0 7 6 21 0 17 10 10 December 29 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas CST 60,780 yes Q2 4 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 3 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 5 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 yes 1998 Alamo Bowl 1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team Purdue Pulls Off Surprise At Alamo The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/30/sports/football-purdue-pulls-off-surprise-at-alamo.html December 30, 1998 January 1, 2019 Down Goes K-State! Associated Press https://purduesports.com/news/1999/6/21/Down_Goes_K_State_.aspx December 30, 1998 January 1, 2019 Roster 1998 Purdue Boilermakers f 15 So Drew Brees QB y J Crabtree RB n Chris Clopton RB n David Cohen OL n Gabe Cox WR n Chris Daniels WR n David Edgerton QB n 77 So Brandon Gorin OT y Tarah Graham RB n Eric Haddad RB n Fahim Chesti WR n Dondre Johnson RB n 6 Sr Isaac Jones WR y Isaac Jones (American football) 84 Jr Randall Lane WR y 78 So Matt Light OT y Jim Niedrach OL n 56 So Chukky Okobi OL y Chris Randolph TE n A. T. Simpson WR n 89 Fr Tim Stratton WR y 14 So Vinny Sutherland WR y Robert Tolbert WR n DaShann Austin DB n Adrian Beasley DB n Henry Bell DB n Willie Burroughs LB n 59 Sr Rosevelt Colvin DE y Lamar Conard DB n Brian Dinkins DL n Willie Fells LB n Billy Gustin DB n 11 Jr Michael Hawthorne CB y Jason Loerzel LB n Matt Mitrione DL y 82 Jr David Nugent DL y David Nugent (American football) 49 Sr Chukie Nwokorie DL y 54 Sr Chike Okeafor DE y Sr John Reeves LB y John Reeves (American football) Mike Rose LB n Ben Smith DB n Todd Stelma DB n 30 Fr Travis Dorsch K y Danny Rogers P n *Joe Tiller Tim Burke (defensive backs) Jim Chaney (offensive coordinator) Brock Spack (defensive coordinator) Scott Downing Danny Hope (offensive line) Randy Melvin (defensive ends) Greg Olson (quarterbacks) Kevin Sumlin (wide receivers) Willie Tillman (graduate assistant) 1998 Purdue Boilermakers Roster https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1998-roster.html January 19, 2025 References Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers football seasons Category:Alamo Bowl champion seasons Purdue Boilermakers football