1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1991 Purdue Boilermakers football
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 →

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.

Record4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)

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OffensivecoordinatorBobby Turner (1st season)

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1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
E. Michigan	0	3	0	0	3
Purdue	14	7	14	14	49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
E. Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Purdue	Passing	Eric Hunter	4/11, 59 Yds
	Rushing	Arlee Connors	7 Rush, 68 Yds
	Receiving

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