1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1990 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFred Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bennett (4th season)
Base defense4–3
MVPSteve Jackson
Captains
  • Steve Jackson
  • Larry Taylor
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Michigan + 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Michigan State + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
No. 25 Illinois + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Iowa + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 5 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Minnesota 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 4 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
Northwestern 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Purdue 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Wisconsin 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Fred Akers in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for eighth place the Big Ten. Purdue suffered its sixth consecutive losing season. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1512:30 pmNo. 22 Washington*
L 14–2033,113[1]
September 221:00 pmIndiana State*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 41–1342,387[2]
September 2912:00 pmat No. 1 Notre Dame*
SCAL 11–3759,075[3]
October 61:00 pmMinnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 7–1934,123[4]
October 131:00 pmat No. 11 Illinois
L 0–3460,604[5]
October 201:00 pmOhio State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 2–4257,031[6]
October 2712:00 pmat Michigan State
L 33–5577,343[7]
November 31:00 pmNo. 3 Michigan
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 13–3838,750[8]
November 102:00 pmat Northwestern
W 33–1325,026[9]
November 173:30 pmat No. 13 Iowa
ABCL 9–3867,836[10]
November 241:00 pmIndiana
L 14–2850,519–51,393[11]

Game summaries

Washington

Indiana State

At Notre Dame

  • Eric Hunter 21/37, 354 yards

Minnesota

At Illinois

Ohio State

  • Scott Hoffman 31/54, 317 yards

At Michigan State

Michigan

At Northwestern

At Iowa

Indiana

Personnel

1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 38 Mike Doctor Jr
WR Ernest Calloway
G Jason Cegleski
OT Denny Chronopoulos
RB Earl Coleman
RB Arlee Conners
OT Scott Conover
WR Rodney Dennis
C Bob Dressel
WR Jeff Hill
QB Scott Hoffman
QB Eric Hunter
WR Steve Letnich
WR Danny Lounsbury
WR Curtis McManus
RB Galen Morrow
RB John Oglesby
WR Jermaine Ross
G Larry Taylor (C)
RB Tony Vinson
WR Dunyasha Yetts
WR Jimmy Young
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
ILB Eric Beatty
DT Kris Burns
CB Steve Jackson (C)
S Terry Johnson
DE Frank Kmet
S Nat Martin
OLB Tom McNeil
DE Peyton Minter
CB Jarrett Scales
OLB Jim Schwantz
DT Jeff Zgonina
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Eric Bruun
K Larry Sullivan
K Steve Wambold
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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References

  1. ^ "Boilers hunted down". The Republic. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Boilermakers chop down Sycamores". Chronicle Tribune. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Purdue no test for Irish". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Boiler bungles prove costly". The Indianapolis Star. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Illinois defense controls Purdue". The Pantagraph. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Safety's highlight of long day for struggling Purdue". The Kokomo Tribune. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Spartans hammer Purdue". Lansing State Journal. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "U-M, MSU win laughers". Detroit Free Press. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Boilers run over weary Wildcats". Palladium-Item. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rodgers blasts Purdue". The Republic. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Kirts, Rex (November 25, 1990). "Peaches fill the Bucket". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. ^ "1990 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  13. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  14. ^ "1990 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 27, 2025.
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