1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1998 Purdue Boilermakers football
Alamo Bowl Champions
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 year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Spread offense
Defensive coordinator	Brock Spack (2nd year)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Rosevelt Colvin
Captain	Isaac Jones
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 67,332)
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#2 Ohio State %+		7	–	1					11	–	1
#6 Wisconsin $+		7	–	1					11	–	1
#12 Michigan +		7	–	1					10	–	3
#24 Purdue		6	–	2					9	–	4
#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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	0	0	14	14
• Purdue	7	12	10	7	36

Date: October 31
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	7	0	0	0	7
• Purdue	7	21	3	21	52

Date: November 21
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 68,512

Scoring summary

Q1	8:06	IND	Randle El 4 yard run (Payne kick)	IND 7–0

Q1	2:12	PUR	Stratton 4 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	11:26	PUR	Cox 12 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)	PUR 14–7

Q2	8:11	PUR	Stratton 11 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)	PUR 21–7

Q2	5:18	PUR	Jones 37 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)	PUR 28–7

Q3	9:10	PUR	Dorsch 37 yard field goal	PUR 31–7

Q4	7:31	PUR	Sutherland 8 yard pass from Edgerton (Dorsch kick)	PUR 38–7

Q4	4:59	PUR	Sutherland 8 yard pass from Edgerton (Dorsch kick)	PUR 45–7

Q4	:58	PUR	Sutherland 24 yard pass from Edgerton (Dorsch kick)	PUR 52–7

Scoring summary

Q1	8:06	IND	Randle El 4 yard run (Payne kick)	IND 7–0

Q1	2:12	PUR	Stratton 4 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	11:26	PUR	Cox 12 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)	PUR 14–7

Q2	8:11	PUR	Stratton 11 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)	PUR 21–7

Q2	5:18	PUR	Jones 37 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)	PUR 28–7

Q3	9:10	PUR	Dorsch 37 yard field goal	PUR 31–7

Q4	7:31	PUR	Sutherland 8 yard pass from Edgerton (Dorsch kick)	PUR 38–7

Q4	4:59	PUR	Sutherland 8 yard pass from Edgerton (Dorsch kick)	PUR 45–7

Q4	:58	PUR	Sutherland 24 yard pass from Edgerton (Dorsch kick)	PUR 52–7

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.

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