American college football season
The 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The team was coached by head coach Jim Colletto.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 11:00 am | at West Virginia* | | SCA | W 26–24 | 60,876 |
September 9 | 2:30 pm | No. 25 Notre Dame* | | ABC | L 28–35 | 68,876 |
September 23 | 2:30 pm | Michigan State | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| ABC | T 35–35 | 41,655 |
September 30 | 1:00 pm | Ball State* | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| | W 35–13 | 49,314 |
October 7 | 6:00 pm | at Minnesota | | | L 38–39 | 39,343 |
October 14 | 11:30 am | No. 20 Penn State | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| ESPN | L 23–26 | 58,254 |
October 21 | 11:30 am | at No. 4 Ohio State | | ESPN | L 0–28 | 90,111 |
November 4 | 12:00 pm | Wisconsin | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| Creative | W 38–27 | 37,542 |
November 11 | 12:00 pm | at No. 13 Michigan | | ESPN | L 0–5 | 103,721 |
November 18 | 3:30 pm | No. 5 Northwestern | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| ABC | L 8–23 | 46,254 |
| 11:00 am | at Indiana | | Creative | W 51–14 | 34,029 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster[]
1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries[]
West Virginia[]
Game information
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First quarter
- PUR - Bobich 37 yard field goal
- PUR - Alford 18 yard pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)
Second quarter
- PUR - Bobich 24 yard field goal
- PUR - Rogers 17 yard run (two-point conversion failed)
Third quarter
- WVU - Walker 4 yard run (Baumann kick)
- WVU - Walker 8 yard run (Baumann kick)
Fourth quarter
- WVU - Baumann 43 yard field goal
- PUR - Rogers 1 yard run (Bobich kick)
- WVU - Walker 8 yard run (Baumann kick)
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- Mike Alstott 17 Rush, 109 Yds
- (West Virginia kicker Bryan Baumann missed the potential game-winning 26-yard field goal with 22 seconds left.)
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Notre Dame[]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Notre Dame |
0 |
14 |
14 | 7 | 35 |
Purdue |
7 |
3 |
3 | 15 | 28 |
at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Date: September 9, 1995
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 70,569
- Box Score
Game information
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First quarter
- PUR - Rogers 42 yard run (Bobich kick)
Second quarter
- ND - Kinder 30 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)
- ND - Mayes 12 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)
- PUR - Bobich 25 yard field goal
Third quarter
- ND - Sollman 15 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)
- PUR - Bobich 21 yard field goal
- ND - Mosley 51 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)
Fourth quarter
- PUR - Watson 13 yard run (Bobich kick)
- PUR - D Brown 54 yard interception return (Rogers reception for two-point conversion)
- ND - Kinder 52 yard run (Kopka kick)
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- Top Rushers
- ND - Kinder - 14 rushes, 142 yards
- PUR - Mike Alstott - 21 rushes, 115 yards
- Top Passers
- ND - Ron Powlus - 17/25, 252 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs
- PUR - Rick Trefzger - 15/27, 181 yards, 2 INTs
- Top Recevers
- ND - Mayes - 7 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
- PUR - Alford- 7 receptions, 91 yards
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Michigan State[]
Michigan State Spartans at Purdue Boilermakers
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Michigan State |
14 |
6 |
8 | 7 | 35 |
Purdue |
7 |
14 |
0 | 14 | 35 |
at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Date: September 23, 1995
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 43,070
- Box Score
Game information
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First quarter
- MSU - Mason 43 pass from Banks (C Gardner kick)
- PUR - Alford 29 pass from Reeves (Bobich kick)
- MSU - S Greene 21 run (C Gardner kick)
Second quarter
- PUR - Alford 69 pass from Alstott (Bobich kick)
- PUR - Alstott 6 run (Bobich kick)
- MSU - Mason 7 pass from Banks (kick failed)
Third quarter
- MSU - S Greene 3 run (Banks run for two-point conversion)
Fourth quarter
- PUR - Rogers 1 run (Bobich kick)
- MSU - S Greene 70 run (C Gardner kick)
- PUR - Rogers 4 run (Bobich kick)
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- Top Rushers
- MSU - S Greene 17 rushes, 161 yards, 3 TDs
- PUR - Alstott 20 rushes, 136 yards, 1 TD
- Top Passers
- MSU - Banks 16/25, 208 yards, 1 INT
- PUR - Alstott 1/1, 69 yards, 1 TD
- PUR - Trefzger 9/15, 110 yards
- PUR - Reeves 9/16, 122 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
- Top Recevers
- MSU - Mason 7 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TDs
- PUR - Olivadotti 5 receptions, 73 yards
- PUR - Alford 4 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TDs
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Ball State[]
Ball State Cardinals at Purdue Boilermakers
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Ball State |
3 |
3 |
0 | 7 | 13 |
Purdue |
7 |
14 |
7 | 7 | 35 |
at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Date: September 30, 1995
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 50,733
- Box Score
Game information
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First quarter
- PUR - Rogers 5 run (Bobich kick)
- BALL - FG Lockliear 39
Second quarter
- PUR - Winston 23 interception return (Bobich kick)
- BALL - FG Lockliear 39
- PUR - L Johnson 99 kickoff return (Bobich kick)
Third quarter
- PUR - Alstott 2 run (Bobich kick)
Fourth quarter
- PUR - Alford 14 pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)
- BALL - Abernathy 13 pass from Knisely (Lockliear kick)
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- Top Passers
- BALL - Baldwin - 16/27, 106 yards, 1 INT
- PUR - Rick Trefzger - 5/9, 65 yards, 1 TD
- Top Rushers
- BALL - Moore - 11 rushes, 78 yards
- PUR - Mike Alstott - 22 rushes, 127 yards, 1 TD
- Top Receivers
- BALL - Abernathy 8 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
- PUR - Alford - 3 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD
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Minnesota[]
Purdue Boilermakers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Purdue |
7 |
10 |
14 | 7 | 38 |
Minnesota |
7 |
0 |
17 | 15 | 39 |
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: October 7, 1995
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Cool, 72 °F (22 °C), No Wind (indoors)
- Game attendance: 39,343
- Box Score
Game information
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First quarter
- PUR - Alstott 11 run (Bobich kick)
- MIN - Sauter 1 run (Chalberg kick)
Second quarter
- PUR - Bobich 19 FG
- PUR - Alstott 1 run (Bobich kick)
Third quarter
- MIN - Darkins 7 run (Chalberg kick)
- PUR - Alstott 3 run (Bobich kick)
- MIN - Darkins 45 run (Chalberg kick)
- MIN - Chalberg 48 FG
- PUR - Alford 78 pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)
Fourth quarter
- MIN - Darkins 24 run (Chalberg kick)
- PUR - Trefzger 4 run (Bobich kick)
- MIN - Sauter 1 run (Thelwell pass from Sauter)
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- Top Passers
- PUR - Rick Trefzger - 13/24, 264 yards, 1 TD
- MIN - Cory Sauter - 15/26, 142 yards, 1 INT
- Top Rushers
- MIN - Chris Darkins - 38 rushes, 294 yards, 3 TDs
- PUR - *Mike Alstott 28 rushes, 133 yards, 3 TDs [2]
- Top Receivers
- PUR - Brian Alford - 6 receptions, 172 yards, 1 TD
- MIN - Ryan Thelwell - 6 receptions, 55 yards
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Penn State[]
Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Penn State |
0 |
10 |
6 | 10 | 26 |
Purdue |
6 |
7 |
0 | 10 | 23 |
at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Date: October 14, 1995
- Game time: 12:30 p.m.
- Game attendance: 60,455
- Box Score
Game information
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First quarter
- PUR - Bobich 37-yard field goal
- PUR - Bobich 21-yard field goal
Second quarter
- PSU - Engram 48-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
- PSU - Conway 35-yard field goal
- PUR - Alstott 18-yard run (Bobich kick)
Third quarter
- PSU - Conway 42-yard field goal
- PSU - Conway 33-yard field goal
Fourth quarter
- PUR - Bobich 22-yard field goal
- PUR - Rogers 4-yard run (Bobich kick)
- PSU - Conway 25-yard field goal
- PSU - Archie 16-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
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- Top Rushers
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Ohio State[]
Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Purdue |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Ohio State |
7 |
7 |
14 | 0 | 28 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: October 21, 1995
- Game time: 12:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Overcast, Some Rain 40 °F (4 °C), Wind S 10-15
- Game attendance: 93,111
- Referee: Dick Honig
- Box Score
Game information
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First quarter
- OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
Second quarter
- OSU - Rickey Dudley 30-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
Third quarter
- OSU - Terry Glenn 7-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
- OSU - Terry Glenn 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
Fourth quarter
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- Top Passers
- OSU - Bobby Hoying - 20/29, 276 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
- PUR - John Reeves - 7/17, 67 yards, 2 INTs
- Top Rushers
- Top Receivers
- OSU - Buster Tillman - 6 receptions, 96 yards
- OSU - Terry Glenn - 6 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TDs
- Top Tacklers
- OSU - Antoine Winfield - 11 (9 solo, 2 assisted)
- OSU - Ryan Miller - 8 (2 solo, 6 assisted)
- PUR - Bob O'Connor - 8 (5 solo, 3 assisted)
- Interceptions
- OSU - 2 - Ty Howard (1), Ryan Miller (1)
- PUR - 1 - Derrick Winston
- Fumbles Recovered
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Wisconsin[]
Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Wisconsin |
7 |
7 |
7 | 6 | 27 |
Purdue |
14 |
6 |
8 | 10 | 38 |
at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Date: November 4, 1995
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game attendance: 39,125
- Box Score
Game information
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First quarter
- PUR - Alford 64-yard pass from Tretzger (Bobich kick)
- WIS - Weems 75-yard interception return (Hall kick)
- PUR - Watson 63-yard run (Bobich kick)
Second quarter
- PUR - Alstott 40-yard run (kick failed)
- WIS - Simmons 31-yard pass from Samuel (Hall kick)
Third quarter
- WIS - Stecker 7-yard run (Hall kick)
- PUR - Watson 2-yard run (Blackman pass from Tretzger)
Fourth quarter
- PUR - Bobich 20-yard field goal
- WIS - Hayes 54-yard pass from Samuel (run failed)
- PUR - Alstott 2-yard run (Bobich kick)
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- Top Passers
- WIS - Samuel - 6/15, 122 yards
- PUR - Tretzger - 15/22, 201 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
- Top Rushers
- PUR - Mike Alstott - 36 rushes, 204 yards, 2 TDs
- PUR - Edwin Watson 21 rushes, 194 yards, 2 TDs [4]
- Top Receivers
- PUR - Alford - 4 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD
- WIS - T. Simmons - 3 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD
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Michigan[]
Game information
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First quarter
- MICH - Remy Hamilton 25-yard field goal
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- MICH - Safety, Rick Trefzger tackled by Clarence Thompson
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- Top Rushers
- PUR - Watson - 9 rushes, 31 yards
- MICH - Tim Biakabutuka - 14 rushes, 84 yards
- Top Passers
- PUR - Rick Trefzger - 11/19, 84 yards, 1 INT
- MICH - Brian Griese - 11/24, 101 yards, 1 INT
- Top Receivers
- PUR - Olivadotti 4 receptions, 27 yards
- PUR - Alford 2 receptions, 240 yards
- MICH - Mercury Hayes - 4 receptions, 42 yards
- MICH - Amani Toomer - 3 receptions, 25 yards
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Northwestern[]
Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Northwestern |
7 |
7 |
9 | 0 | 23 |
Purdue |
0 |
0 |
0 | 8 | 8 |
at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Date: November 18, 1995
- Game time: 3:30 p.m.
- Game attendance: 47,172
- Box Score
Game information
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First quarter
- NU - Chris Martin 76-yard interception return (Gowins kick)
Second quarter
- NU - D'Wayne Bates 72-yard pass from Steve Schnur (Gowins kick)
Third quarter
- NU - Safety
- NU - Steve Schnur 1-yard run (Gowins kick)
Fourth quarter
- PUR - Watson 3-yard run (Alstott reception)
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Indiana[]
Game information
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First quarter
- PUR - Alstott 1-yard run (Bobich kick)
- PUR - Bobich 26-yard field goal
Second quarter
- PUR - Alford 7-yard pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)
- PUR - Alford 10-yard pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)
- IND - Greenlee 3-yard run (Horn kick)
Third quarter
- PUR - Rogers 2-yard run (Bobich kick)
- IND - Smith 6-yard run (Horn kick)
- PUR - Alstott 1-yard run (Bobich kick)
- PUR - Alstott 62-yard run (Bobich kick)
Fourth quarter
- PUR - Watson 3-yard run (kick failed)
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- Top Rushers
- PUR - Mike Alstott - 25 rushes, 264 yards, 3 TDs [6]
- IND - Smith - 17 rushes, 64 yards, 1 TD
- Top Passers
- PUR - Rick Trefzger - 10/16, 161 yards, 2 TDs
- IND - Greenlee - 17/32, 154 yards
- Top Receivers
- PUR - Allen - 5 receptions, 99 yards
- IND - Stoner - 6 receptions, 50 yards
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