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

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1887 <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024

1987 Season Highlights

Fred Akers enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Purdue.

1987 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Washington	10	28	L
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Louisville	22	22	T
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Notre Dame	20	44	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Minnesota	19	21	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Illinois	9	3	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Ohio State	17	20	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Iowa	14	38	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Wisconsin	49	14	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Michigan State	3	45	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Northwestern	20	15	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Indiana	14	35	L

1987 Season Totals
Record	3-7 -1
Points Scored	197
Scoring Average	17.9
Points Allowed	285
Defense Average	25.9
Opponents Record	65-56
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	3-2 -1
Away Record	0-5

1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1987 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Indiana	8-4	283	238	Lost 22-27	6-2	191	147	Bill Mallory
Minnesota	6-5	257	262		3-5	171	222	John Gutekunst
Illinois	3-7-1	153	208		2-5-1	112	143	Mike White
Michigan State	9-2-1	261	153	Won 20-17	7-0-1	203	61	George J. Perles
Iowa	10-3	380	250	Won 20-19	6-2	237	172	Hayden Fry
Michigan	8-4	331	172	Won 28-24	5-3	203	104	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State	6-4-1	224	181		4-4	163	151	Earle Bruce
Purdue	3-7-1	197	285		3-5	145	191	Fred Akers
Northwestern	2-8-1	186	328		2-6	151	253	Francis Peay
Wisconsin	3-8	202	299		1-7	116	248	Don Morton

1987 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1987 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

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.