1988 Purdue Boilermakers football team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 4–7 (3–5 Big Ten) |
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Offensive coordinator | Bob Stanley (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Phil Bennett (2nd season) |
MVP | Marc Foster |
Captain | Bruce Crites, Marc Foster |
Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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No. 4 Michigan $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Indiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Fred Akers, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | No. 20 Washington* | L 6–20 | 56,125 | |
September 17 | Ohio* |
| W 33–10 | 60,658 |
September 24 | at No. 8 Notre Dame* | L 7–52 | 59,075 | |
October 1 | Minnesota![]() |
| W 14–10 | 61,805 |
October 8 | at Illinois | L 0–20 | 63,743 | |
October 15 | at Ohio State | W 31–26 | 90,970 | |
October 22 | Iowa |
| L 7–31 | 62,264 |
October 29 | at Wisconsin | W 9–6 | 51,147 | |
November 5 | Michigan State |
| L 3–48 | 55,639 |
November 12 | at Northwestern | L 7–28 | 24,542 | |
November 19 | Indiana |
| L 7–52 | 67,861 |
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Personnel
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Offense
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| Special teams
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Game summaries
[edit]Washington
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Ohio
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At Notre Dame
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Minnesota
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At Illinois
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At Ohio State
[edit]Purdue Boilermakers (2–3) at Ohio State Buckeyes (2–3)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Purdue | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
Ohio St | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
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- First road win for Fred Akers at Purdue
- First win at Columbus since 1967
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Iowa
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At Wisconsin
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Michigan State
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At Northwestern
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Indiana
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Awards
[edit]- Brian Fox – Big Ten All-Freshman Team
References
[edit]- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 91. Retrieved February 3, 2023.