1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1998 Big Ten Conference football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; % – BCS at-large representative; + – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1998 Purdue Boilermakers football
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)
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

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[]

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

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	7	0	0	0	7
• Boilermakers	7	21	3	21	52

#4 Kansas State vs. #24 Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	6	21	34
• Boilermakers	0	17	10	10	37

^ 2011 Purdue football information guide
^ USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Sep-25.
^ USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Aug-19.
^ "Purdue Pulls Off Surprise At Alamo". The New York Times. December 30, 1998. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^ "Down Goes K-State!". Associated Press. December 30, 1998. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

v t Purdue Boilermakers football
Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago Illinois (Purdue Cannon) Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket) Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy)
Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Holy Buckeye Purdue Pete Purdue Wreck "Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1998 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t	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