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1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1991
team	Purdue Boilermakers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	4–7
conf_record	3–5
head_coach	Jim Colletto
hc_year	1st
off_coach	Bobby Turner
oc_year	1st
def_coach	Moe Ankney
dc_year	1st
mvp	Jim Schwantz
captain	Bob Dressel
captain2	Frank Kmet
captain3	Rick Smith
stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

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.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Eastern Michigan

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)

At California

Notre Dame

At Northwestern

At Minnesota

Jeff Hill 12 rushes, 110 yards

Wisconsin

Iowa

At Michigan

ESPN (Danielson)

Illinois

Corey Rogers 20 rushes, 146 yards

Michigan State

Indiana

Jeff Hill 16 rushes, 116 yards

Personnel

Jim Colletto
Tim Salem (Quarterbacks)

References

. ["2022 Purdue Football Record Book"](https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf). *Purdue University Athletics*.
(September 7, 1991). "Purdue 49, Eastern Michigan 3".
Youmans, Matt. (September 9, 1991). "Boilermakers, Coletto claim opening day win".

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