Skip to content
Surf Wiki
Save to docs
sports

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season


American college football season

FieldValue
year1998
teamPurdue Boilermakers
sportfootball
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
CoachRank23
APRank24
record9–4
conf_record6–2
head_coachJoe Tiller
hc_year2nd
off_coachJim Chaney
oc_year2nd
off_schemeSpread
def_coachBrock Spack
dc_year2nd
def_scheme[4–3](4-3-defense)
captainRosevelt Colvin
captain2Isaac Jones
stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
championAlamo Bowl champion
bowl[Alamo Bowl](1998-alamo-bowl)
bowl_resultW 37–34 vs. [Kansas State](1998-kansas-state-wildcats-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.

Schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w

Rankings

Game summaries

Iowa

Indiana

Kansas State (Alamo Bowl)

Main article: 1998 Alamo Bowl

Roster

  • 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)

References

References

  1. 2011 Purdue football information guide
  2. [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores98/98304/98304329.htm USA Today]. Retrieved 2014-Sep-25.
  3. [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores98/98325/98325425.htm USA Today]. Retrieved 2014-Aug-19.
  4. (December 30, 1998). "Purdue Pulls Off Surprise At Alamo". [[The New York Times]].
  5. (December 30, 1998). "Down Goes K-State!". [[Associated Press]].
  6. . ["1998 Purdue Boilermakers Roster"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1998-roster.html).
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report