1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1991 Purdue Boilermakers football
1991 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Colletto (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Turner (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Moe Ankney (1st season)
MVP	Jim Schwantz
Captain	Bob Dressel, Frank Kmet, Rick Smith
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

The 1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-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 seventh consecutive losing season. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Iowa	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	1
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Indiana	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	1:00 pm	Eastern Michigan*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 49–3	40,684
September 14	3:00 pm	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 18–42	39,000
September 28	1:00 pm	No. 8 Notre Dame*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)		L 20–45	68,943
October 5	1:00 pm	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 17–14	26,814
October 12	1:30 pm	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		L 3–6	31,939
October 19	1:00 pm	Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 28–7	43,650
October 26	4:00 pm	No. 11 Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 21–31	33,461
November 2	12:30 pm	at No. 2 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	L 0–42	105,401
November 9	1:00 pm	Illinois	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)		L 14–41	34,582
November 16	1:00 pm	Michigan State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 27–17	30,774
November 23	1:00 pm	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	WTTV	L 22–24	51,596
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FB	`38`	Mike Doctor	Sr
RB		Mike Anderson
OL		David Bratton
WR		Tedman Brown
OL		Elvin Caldwell
WR		Ernest Calloway
OL		Denny Chronopoulos
RB		Earl Coleman
FB		Arlee Connors	So
WR	`21`	Rodney Dennis	Jr
C		Bob Dressel (C)	Sr
RB		Rob Forester
TE		Scott Green
OL		Ryan Grigson
RB		Jeff Hill	So
QB	`9`	Eric Hunter	Jr
OL		Kevin Janiak
RB		Houston Malden
QB		George Ogorek
QB	`11`	Matt Pike
RB		Corey Rogers	Fr
WR		Jermaine Ross
OL		Derick Schmidt
TE		Tony Simmons
RB		Luis Smikle
WR		Burt Thornton

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Tank Adams
LB		Eric Beatty
DL		James Cole
LB		Trent Decatur
LB		Don Delvy
DB		Ikee Dozier
DL		Eric Gray
DL		Robert Hardin
DB		Pat Johnson
DL		Frank Kmet (C)
LB		Nick Mamula
LB		Peyton Minter
LB	`48`	Jim Schwantz	Sr
DB		Rick Smith (C)
LB		Kevin Strickland
DB		Jimmy Young
DL		Jeff Zgonina

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`15`	Eric Bruun
K		Joe O'Leary

Head coach

Jim Colletto

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tim Salem
(Quarterbacks)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan Eagles (0–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
E. Michigan	0	3	0	0	3
Purdue	14	7	14	14	49

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: September 7, 1991
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 40,684

Most points scored by Purdue since 1987 vs. Wisconsin
Most rushing yards in a game since 1983 vs. Indiana
Jim Colletto first Purdue coach to win first game since Alex Agase (1973)^[2]^[3]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
E. Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Purdue	Passing	Eric Hunter	4/11, 59 Yds
	Rushing	Arlee Connors	7 Rush, 68 Yds
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	EMU	PU
1	14:06				Purdue	Interception returned 66 yards for touchdown by Jim Schwantz, kick good	0	7
1	3:38	7	84		Purdue	Eric Hunter 27-yard touchdown run, kick good	0	14
2		7	35		Purdue	Earl Coleman 1-yard touchdown run, kick good	0	21
2					E. Michigan	43-yard field goal by Jim Langeloh	3	21
3	5:34	15	80		Purdue	Corey Rogers 1-yard touchdown run, kick good	3	28
3	4:17				Purdue	Eric Hunter 8-yard touchdown run, kick good	3	35
4					Purdue	Earl Coleman 2-yard touchdown run, kick good	3	42
4	5:36				Purdue	Luis Smikle 1-yard touchdown run, kick good	3	49
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							3	49

At California

Notre Dame

At Northwestern

At Minnesota

Jeff Hill 12 rushes, 110 yards

Wisconsin

Iowa

At Michigan

Illinois

Corey Rogers 20 rushes, 146 yards

Michigan State

Indiana

Jeff Hill 16 rushes, 116 yards

External videos
1991 Purdue at Indiana – TV broadcast

References

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