1997 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1997 Purdue Boilermakers football

Alamo Bowl Champions
Alamo Bowl, W 33–20 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
1997 record	9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Tiller (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread offense
Defensive coordinator	Brock Spack (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Brian Alford (Senior year)
Captain	Rosevelt Colvin (Junior year)
Captain	Mark Fischer (Senior year)
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 67,861)

1997 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 Michigan $		8	–	0		12	–	0
#12 Ohio State		6	–	2		10	–	3
#16 Penn State		6	–	2		9	–	3
#15 Purdue		6	–	2		9	–	3
Wisconsin		5	–	3		8	–	5
Iowa		4	–	4		7	–	5
Michigan State		4	–	4		7	–	5
Northwestern		3	–	5		5	–	7
Minnesota		1	–	7		3	–	9
Indiana		1	–	7		2	–	9
Illinois		0	–	8		0	–	11

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1997 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	6:00 PM	at Toledo*		Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		L 22–36	27,700
September 13	2:30 PM	No. 15 Notre Dame*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Rivalry)	ABC	W 28–17	68,789
September 20	1:00 PM	Ball State*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 28–14	45,947
September 27	11:30 AM	Northwestern		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	W 21–9	42,112
October 11	6:00 PM	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN+	W 59–43	37,821
October 18	1:00 PM	No. 24 Wisconsin		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 45–20	54,252
October 25	1:00 PM	at Illinois	No. 23	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)		W 48–3	45,122
November 1	12:30 PM	at No. 16 Iowa	No. 18	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	L 17–35	70,397
November 8	12:30 PM	Michigan State	No. 24	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	W 22–21	55,539
November 15	12:00 PM	No. 6 Penn State	No. 19	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 17–42	52,156
November 22	1:00 PM	at Indiana	No. 25	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 56–7	46,599
December 30	8:00 PM	Oklahoma State*	No. 17	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 33–20	55,552
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Personnel

Coaching staff

Head Coach: Joe Tiller
Assistants: Tim Burke, Jim Chaney, Scott Downing, Gary Emanuel, Danny Hope, Larry Korpitz, Tim Lappano, Randy Melvin, Greg Olson, Brock Spack^[2]

Starters

Offense: WR Brian Alford, WR Gabe Cox, LT Mark Fischer, WR F Chestovich, LG Brian Nicely, C Jim Niedrach, RG Chukky Okobi, RT Dan Maly, TE Jon Blackman, WR Isaac Jones, QB Billy Dicken, RB Edwin Watson, K Shane Ryan
Defense: LE Chukie Nwokorie, LT Leo Perez, RT Greg Smith, RE Rosevelt Colvin, WLB Willie Burroughs, MLB Willie Fells, SLB Mike Rose, LCB Michael Hawthorne, FS Adrian Beasley, SS Lee Brush, RCB Lamar Conrad, P Brandon Kaser^[3]

Game summaries

Toledo

Purdue at Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	7	7	0	8	22
• Toledo	21	6	3	6	36

Date: September 6
Location: Glass Bowl, Toledo, OH
Game attendance: 26,700

Scoring summary

1	PUR	Watson 45-yard run (Ryan kick)	PUR 7-0

1	TOL	Reynolds 1-yard run (Merrick kick)	Tied 7-7

1	TOL	Harris 5-yard run (Merrick kick)	TOL 14-7

1	TOL	Freeman 29-yard pass from Wallace (Merrick kick)	TOL 21-7

2	TOL	Merrick 25-yard field goal	TOL 24-7

2	TOL	Merrick 37-yard field goal	TOL 27-7

2	PUR	Alford 73-yard pass from Dicken (Ryan kick)	TOL 27-14

3	TOL	Merrick 21-yard field goal	TOL 30-14

4	TOL	Kreitzburg 6-yard pass from Wallace (two-point failed)	TOL 36-14

4	PUR	Sutherland 5-yard run (Watson rund)	TOL 36-22

Joe Tiller's first game as Purdue head coach^[4]

Notre Dame

Notre Dame at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	0	10	0	7	17
• Purdue	7	7	0	14	28

Date: September 13
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Game attendance: 68,789

Scoring summary

1	PUR	Edwin Watson 1-yard run (Ryan kick)	PUR 7-0

2	ND	Sanson 34-yard field goal	PUR 7-3

2	PUR	Edwin Watson 1-yard run (Ryan kick)	PUR 14-3

2	ND	Autry Denson 16-yard run (Sanson kick)	PUR 14-10

4	PUR	Adrian Beasley 43-yard fumble return (Ryan kick)	PUR 21-10

4	ND	Autry Denson 1-yard pass from Ron Powlus (Sanson kick)	PUR 21-17

4	PUR	Kendall Matthews 3-yard run (Ryan kick)	PUR 28-17

In Joe Tiller's first home game, Purdue snapped an 11-game losing streak to Notre Dame as fans tore down the goalposts after the victory. Edwin Watson, who had two touchdown runs, had said earlier in the week that former head coach and new Irish offensive coordinator Jim Colletto "was used to losing here (Purdue), so it would be nothing new for him."^[5]

Ball State

Northwestern

Northwestern at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern	3	6	0	0	9
• Purdue	7	7	7	0	21

Date: September 27
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Game attendance: 42,112

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Minnesota

Purdue at Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	17	21	14	7	59
Minnesota	14	7	7	15	43

Date: October 11
Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin at Purdue
Homecoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	10	7	3	20
• Purdue	21	7	7	10	45

Date: October 18
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN

With the win over Wisconsin, Purdue is off to its best start since 1978 and produced their first five-game winning streak since 1980.^[9]

Illinois

Iowa

Purdue at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	10	7	0	0	17
• Iowa	0	14	21	0	35

Date: November 1
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 70,397

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Michigan State

Michigan State at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan State	7	7	0	7	21
• Purdue	0	7	0	15	22

Date: November 8
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN
Game attendance: 55,539

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Penn State

Penn State at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Penn State	0	14	14	14	42
Purdue	0	9	0	8	17

Date: November 15
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN
Game attendance: 52,156

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Indiana

Purdue at Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	14	7	7	28	56
Indiana	0	7	0	0	7

Date: November 22
Location: Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, IN
Game attendance: 46,599

Scoring summary

1	PUR	Watson 14 yard run (Ryan kick)	PUR 7–0

1	PUR	Dicken 6 yard run (Ryan kick)	PUR 14–0

2	IND	Conner 42 yard pass from Rodgers (Payne kick)	PUR 14–7

2	PUR	L. Johnson 35 yard fumble return (Ryan kick)	PUR 21–7

3	PUR	Watson 48 yard run (Ryan kick)	PUR 28–7

4	PUR	I. Jones 16 yard pass from Dicken (Ryan kick)	PUR 35–7

4	PUR	Rose 24 yard interception return (Ryan kick)	PUR 42–7

4	PUR	Brees 5 yard run (Ryan kick)	PUR 49–7

4	PUR	Graham 49 yard run (Ryan kick)	PUR 56–7

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Oklahoma State

Roster

1997 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Winston, DonaldDonald Winston	3.0 !So
QB	`3`	Reeves, JohnJohn Reeves	4.5 !Sr
WR	`5`	Tillman, WillieWillie Tillman	57.0 !Sr
WR	`6`	Jones, IsaacIsaac Jones	57.0 !Sr
WR	`9`	Tolbert, RobertRobert Tolbert	3.0 !So
QB	`12`	Dicken, BillyBilly Dicken	4.5 !Sr
WR	`20`	Daniels, ChrisChris Daniels	2.5 !So
RB	`36`	Watson, EdwinEdwin Watson	57.0 !Sr
RB	`43`	Matthews, KendallKendall Matthews	57.0 !Sr
OT	`54`	Fischer, MarkMark Fischer	57.0 !Sr
OG	`56`	Okobi, ChukkyChukky Okobi	1.5 !Fr
OT	`76`	Maly, DanDan Maly	57.0 !Sr
OG	`79`	Manning, ChadChad Manning	57.0 !Sr
WR	`80`	Alford, BrianBrian Alford	4.5 !Sr
TE	`81`	Jewell, BrandonBrandon Jewell	4.5 !Sr
TE	`84`	Blackmon, JonJon Blackmon	57.0 !Sr
WR	`88`	Loerzel, JasonJason Loerzel	1.0 !Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FS	`2`	Brown, DerrickDerrick Brown	57.0 !Sr
LB	`4`	Rose, MikeMike Rose	3.0 !So
SS	`7`	Beasley, AdrianAdrian Beasley	3.0 !So
SS	`10`	Brush, LeeLee Brush	57.0 !Sr
CB	`11`	Hawthorne, MichaelMichael Hawthorne	3.0 !So
CB	`14`	Coleman, JamelJamel Coleman	57.0 !Sr
CB	`28`	Bell, HenryHenry Bell	5.0 !Jr
DE	`49`	Nwokorie, ChukieChukie Nwokorie	5.0 !Jr
DE	`58`	Moore, WarrenWarren Moore	1.0 !Fr
DE	`59`	Colvin, RoseveltRosevelt Colvin	5.0 !Jr
DT	`71`	Gutwein, AnthonyAnthony Gutwein	5.0 !Jr
DT	`82`	Nugent, DavidDavid Nugent	3.0 !So
DE	`87`	Foggio, RoccoRocco Foggio	1.0 !Fr
DT	`97`	Smith, GregGreg Smith	57.0 !Sr
DT	`98`	Perez, LeoLeo Perez	57.0 !Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`22`	Bunten, AaronAaron Bunten	1.0 !Fr
P	`26`	Rogers, DannyDanny Rogers	3.0 !So
LS	`60`	Standifer, AndyAndy Standifer	3.0 !So
P	`92`	Kaser, BrandonBrandon Kaser	5.0 !Jr
PK	`96`	Ryan, ShaneShane Ryan	3.0 !So

Head coach

Joe Tiller

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jim Chaney (Offensive Coordinator)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 28, 2016

Awards

All-Americans: Brian Alford (Football News)
All-Big Ten: Brian Alford (1st), Rosevelt Colvin (2nd), Billy Dicken (1st)^[17]

References

↑ 2011 Purdue football information guide
↑ 2011 Purdue football information guide
↑ 2011 Purdue football information guide
↑ 1997 Purdue football archives. PurdueSports.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011
↑ 1997 Purdue football archives. PurdueSports.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
↑ 1997 Purdue football archives. PurdueSports.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011
↑ 1997 Purdue football archives. PurdueSports.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011
↑ 1997 Purdue football archives. PurdueSports.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011
↑ "Boilermakers Rout Wisconsin." 1997 Purdue football archives. PurdueSports.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011
↑ 1997 Purdue football archives. PurdueSports.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011
↑ 1997 Purdue football archives. PurdueSports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2011
↑ 1997 Purdue football archives. PurdueSports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
↑ 1997 Purdue football archives. PurdueSports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
↑ 1997 Purdue football archives. PurdueSports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2011
↑ USA Today.
↑ 1997 Purdue football archives. PurdueSports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2011
↑ 2011 Purdue football information guide

Purdue Boilermakers football

Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago Illinois (Purdue Cannon) Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket) Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy)

Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete Purdue Wreck "Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band

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