1995 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Salem (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Morris (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPMike Alstott
CaptainMike Alstott, Aaron Hall, Jon Krick, Chris Sedoris
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Northwestern $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Ohio State 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Penn State 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
No. 25 Iowa 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Illinois 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Purdue 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Indiana 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jim Colletto, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 2–5–1 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 211:00 amat No. 23 West Virginia*
SCAW 26–2460,876
September 92:30 pmNo. 25 Notre Dame*
ABCL 28–3568,876
September 232:30 pmMichigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ABCT 35–3541,655
September 301:00 pmBall State*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 35–1349,314
October 76:00 pmat Minnesota
L 38–3939,343
October 1411:30 amNo. 20 Penn Statedagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ESPNL 23–2658,254
October 2111:30 amat No. 4 Ohio State
ESPNL 0–2890,111
November 412:00 pmWisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
CreativeW 38–2737,542
November 1112:00 pmat No. 13 Michigan
ESPNL 0–5103,721
November 183:30 pmNo. 5 Northwestern
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ABCL 8–2346,254
November 2411:00 amat Indiana
CreativeW 51–1434,029
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 40 Mike Alstott (C) Sr
WR 80 Brian Alford  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tim Salem
    (Offensive coordinator)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

West Virginia

See also: 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
Purdue Boilermakers at West Virginia Mountaineers
Period 1 2 34Total
Purdue 10 9 0726
West Virginia 0 0 141024

at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: September 2, 1995
  • Game attendance: 60,876
  • Box Score
Game information

Notre Dame

See also: 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers
Period 1 2 34Total
Notre Dame 0 14 14735
Purdue 7 3 31528

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: September 9, 1995
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 70,569
  • Box Score
Game information

Michigan State

See also: 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team
Michigan State Spartans at Purdue Boilermakers
Period 1 2 34Total
Michigan State 14 6 8735
Purdue 7 14 01435

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: September 23, 1995
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 43,070
  • Box Score
Game information

Ball State

See also: 1995 Ball State Cardinals football team
Ball State Cardinals at Purdue Boilermakers
Period 1 2 34Total
Ball State 3 3 0713
Purdue 7 14 7735

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: September 30, 1995
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 50,733
  • Box Score
Game information

Minnesota

See also: 1995 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Purdue Boilermakers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
Period 1 2 34Total
Purdue 7 10 14738
Minnesota 7 0 171539

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: October 7, 1995
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cool, 72 °F (22 °C), No Wind (indoors)
  • Game attendance: 39,343
  • Box Score
Game information

Penn State

See also: 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers
Period 1 2 34Total
Penn State 0 10 61026
Purdue 6 7 01023

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 14, 1995
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 60,455
  • Box Score
Game information

Ohio State

See also: 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes
Period 1 2 34Total
Purdue 0 0 000
Ohio State 7 7 14028

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 21, 1995
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, Some Rain 40 °F (4 °C), Wind S 10-15
  • Game attendance: 93,111
  • Referee: Dick Honig
  • Box Score
Game information

Wisconsin

See also: 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers
Period 1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 7 7 7627
Purdue 14 6 81038

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: November 4, 1995
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 39,125
  • Box Score
Game information

Michigan

See also: 1995 Michigan Wolverines football team
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines
Period 1 2 34Total
Purdue 0 0 000
Michigan 3 0 025

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: November 11, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 103,721
  • Box Score
Game information

Northwestern

See also: 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers
Period 1 2 34Total
Northwestern 7 7 9023
Purdue 0 0 088

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: November 18, 1995
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 47,172
  • Box Score
Game information

Indiana

See also: 1995 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Purdue Boilermakers at Indiana Hoosiers
Period 1 2 34Total
Purdue 10 14 21651
Indiana 7 7 14028

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: November 24, 1995
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game attendance: 34,029
  • Box Score
Game information

References

  1. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
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