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Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 67,332
Colors: Old Gold & Black
Coach: Jeff Brohm
Conference: Big 10-West

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1887 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

Jeff Brohm enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Purdue.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	Louisville	28	35	L	@ Indianapolis, IN
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Ohio	44	21	W
Sat., Sep. 16	@ Missouri	35	3	W
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Michigan	10	28	L
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Minnesota	31	17	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Wisconsin	9	17	L
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Rutgers	12	14	L
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Nebraska	24	25	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Illinois	29	10	W
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Northwestern	13	23	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Iowa	24	15	W
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Indiana	31	24	W

2017 Season Totals
Record	6-6
Points Scored	290
Scoring Average	24.2
Points Allowed	232
Defense Average	19.3
Opponents Record	83-69
Conference Record	4-5
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-3

2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2017 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Wisconsin	13-1	473	195	Won 34-24	9-1	309	141	Paul Chryst
Northwestern	10-3	380	261	Won 24-23	7-2	259	170	Pat Fitzgerald
Iowa	8-5	367	259	Won 27-20	4-5	241	181	Kirk Ferentz
Purdue	6-6	290	232		4-5	183	173	Jeff Brohm
Nebraska	4-8	309	437		3-6	214	338	Mike Riley
Minnesota	5-7	265	274		2-7	166	250	P.J. Fleck
Illinois	2-10	185	378		0-9	118	303	Lovie Smith

2017 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2017 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.