1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

1991 Purdue Boilermakers football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Jim Colletto (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Bobby Turner (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Moe Ankney (1st season)
MVP| Jim Schwantz
Captains|

* Bob Dressel
* Frank Kmet
* Rick Smith

Home stadium| Ross–Ade Stadium

Seasons

<- 1990

1992 ->

1991 Big Ten Conference football standings

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| Conf. |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 6 Michigan $  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 10 Iowa | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 1
Ohio State | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Indiana | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 1
Illinois | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 6  | - | 0
Purdue | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Michigan State | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Wisconsin | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Northwestern | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Minnesota | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Colletto, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place the Big Ten. Purdue suffered its seventh consecutive losing season. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 7| 1:00 pm| Eastern Michigan*|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| | W 49–3| 40,684
September 14| 3:00 pm| at California*|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| | L 18–42| 39,000
September 28| 1:00 pm| No. 8 Notre Dame*|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)

| | L 20–45| 68,943
October 5| 1:00 pm| at Northwestern|

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, IL

| | W 17–14| 26,814
October 12| 1:30 pm| at Minnesota|

* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
* Minneapolis, MN

| | L 3–6| 31,939
October 19| 1:00 pm| Wisconsin|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| | W 28–7| 43,650
October 26| 4:00 pm| No. 11 Iowa|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| ESPN| L 21–31| 33,461
November 2| 12:30 pm| at No. 2 Michigan|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI

| ESPN| L 0–42| 105,401
November 9| 1:00 pm| Illinois|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)

| | L 14–41| 34,582
November 16| 1:00 pm| Michigan State|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| | W 27–17| 30,774
November 23| 1:00 pm| at Indiana|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)

| WTTV| L 22–24| 51,596

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## Game summaries

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### Eastern Michigan

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Eastern Michigan Eagles (0–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (0–0)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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E. Michigan | 0 | 3 | 0| 0| 3
Purdue | 14 | 7 | 14| 14| 49

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

* Date: September 7, 1991
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 40,684

* Most points scored by Purdue since 1987 vs. Wisconsin
* Most rushing yards in a game since 1983 vs. Indiana
* Jim Colletto first Purdue coach to win first game since Alex Agase (1973)[2][3]

External videos

Full game
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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E. Michigan  | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Purdue  | Passing | Eric Hunter | 4/11, 59 Yds
Rushing | Arlee Connors | 7 Rush, 68 Yds
Receiving |  |
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | EMU  | PU
1  | 14:06  |  |  |  | Purdue  | Interception returned 66 yards for touchdown by Jim Schwantz, kick good  | 0  | 7
1  | 3:38  | 7  | 84  |  | Purdue  | Eric Hunter 27-yard touchdown run, kick good  | 0  | 14
2  |  | 7  | 35  |  | Purdue  | Earl Coleman 1-yard touchdown run, kick good  | 0  | 21
2  |  |  |  |  | E. Michigan  | 43-yard field goal by Jim Langeloh  | 3  | 21
3  | 5:34  | 15  | 80  |  | Purdue  | Corey Rogers 1-yard touchdown run, kick good  | 3  | 28
3  | 4:17  |  |  |  | Purdue  | Eric Hunter 8-yard touchdown run, kick good  | 3  | 35
4  |  |  |  |  | Purdue  | Earl Coleman 2-yard touchdown run, kick good  | 3  | 42
4  | 5:36  |  |  |  | Purdue  | Luis Smikle 1-yard touchdown run, kick good  | 3  | 49
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 3  | 49

### At California

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### Notre Dame

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### At Northwestern

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External videos

Full game

### At Minnesota

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* Jeff Hill 12 rushes, 110 yards

### Wisconsin

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### Iowa

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### At Michigan

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### Illinois

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* Corey Rogers 20 rushes, 146 yards

### Michigan State

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### Indiana

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* Jeff Hill 16 rushes, 116 yards

External videos

1991 Purdue at Indiana – TV broadcast

## Personnel

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1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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FB | `38` | Mike Doctor | Sr
RB | `` | Mike Anderson
OL | `` | David Bratton
WR | `` | Tedman Brown
OL | `` | Elvin Caldwell
WR | `` | Ernest Calloway
OL | `` | Denny Chronopoulos
RB | `` | Earl Coleman
FB | `` | Arlee Connors | So
WR | `21` | Rodney Dennis | Jr
C | `` | Bob Dressel (C) | Sr
RB | `` | Rob Forester
TE | `` | Scott Green
OL | `` | Ryan Grigson
RB | `` | Jeff Hill | So
QB | `9` | Eric Hunter | Jr
OL | `` | Kevin Janiak
RB | `` | Houston Malden
QB | `` | George Ogorek
QB | `11` | Matt Pike
RB | `` | Corey Rogers | Fr
WR | `` | Jermaine Ross
OL | `` | Derick Schmidt
TE | `` | Tony Simmons
RB | `` | Luis Smikle
WR | `` | Burt Thornton
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `` | Tank Adams
LB | `` | Eric Beatty
DL | `` | James Cole
LB | `` | Trent Decatur
LB | `` | Don Delvy
DB | `` | Ikee Dozier
DL | `` | Eric Gray
DL | `` | Robert Hardin
DB | `` | Pat Johnson
DL | `` | Frank Kmet (C)
LB | `` | Nick Mamula
LB | `` | Peyton Minter
LB | `48` | Jim Schwantz | Sr
DB | `` | Rick Smith (C)
LB | `` | Kevin Strickland
DB | `` | Jimmy Young
DL | `` | Jeff Zgonina
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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P | `15` | Eric Bruun
K | `` | Joe O'Leary

Head coach

* Jim Colletto

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Tim Salem
(Quarterbacks)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
2. ^ "Purdue 49, Eastern Michigan 3". UPI Archives. September 7, 1991. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
3. ^ Youmans, Matt (September 9, 1991). "Boilermakers, Coletto claim opening day win". Retrieved January 28, 2023.

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