1992 Purdue Boilermakers football team
American college football season
The 1992 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-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 eighth consecutive losing season. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | 1:00 pm | No. 17 California* | | | W 41–14 | 44,838 | |
September 19 | 1:00 pm | Toledo* | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| | L 29–33 | 37,437 | |
September 26 | 12:30 pm | at No. 6 Notre Dame* | | NBC | L 0–48 | 59,075 | |
October 3 | 1:00 pm | Northwestern![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| | L 14–28 | 39,812 | |
October 10 | 1:00 pm | Minnesota | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| | W 24–20 | 30,935 | |
October 17 | 1:05 pm | at Wisconsin | | | L 16–19 | 73,573 | |
October 24 | 1:05 pm | at Iowa | | | W 27–16 | 70,397 | |
October 31 | 12:30 pm | No. 3 Michigan | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| ESPN | L 17–24 | 38,021 | |
November 7 | 2:00 pm | at Illinois | | | L 17–20 | 55,339 | |
November 14 | 1:00 pm | at Michigan State | | | L 13–35 | 36,803 | |
November 21 | 1:00 pm | Indiana | | | W 13–10 | 56,338–58,692 | [1][2][3] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster
1992 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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WR
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13
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Ernest Calloway
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Sr
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WR
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81
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Rodney Dennis
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Sr
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FB
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38
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Mike Doctor
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Sr
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RB
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6
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Jeff Hill
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Jr
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QB
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9
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Eric Hunter (C)
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Sr
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OL
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74
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Elvin Caldwell
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Jr
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Game summaries
Northwestern
- Arlee Connors 15 rushes, 112 yards
Minnesota
- Arlee Connors 25 rushes, 138 yards
Indiana
- Eric Hunter 16 rushes, 117 yards
References
- ^ Hammel, Bob (November 22, 1992). "IU loses Bucket to Boilers". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Hammel, Bob (November 22, 1992). "IU loses Bucket to Boilers (continued)". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B8. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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