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1994 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1994 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Colletto, the Boilermakers finished the season with an overall record of 4–5–2 and a mark of 2–4–2 in conference play, tying for eighth place the Big Ten. Michigan State later forfeited all five of its victories, including their win over the Boilermakers, improving Purdue's record to 5–4–2 overall, 3–3–2 in conference play, and a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten standings. With the forfeit win, Purdue snapped a streak of nine consecutive losing seasons. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

1994 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4–2 (3–3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Turner (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Morris (1st season)
MVPMike Alstott
Captains
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State $8–0–012–0–0
No. 14 Ohio State6–2–09–4–0
Wisconsin5–2–18–3–1
No. 12 Michigan5–3–08–4–0
Illinois4–4–07–5–0
Purdue3–3–25–4–2
Iowa3–4–15–5–1
Indiana3–5–06–5–0
Northwestern3–5–04–6–1
Minnesota1–7–03–8–0
Michigan State †0–8–00–11–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 106:00 pmToledo*
W 51–1748,962
September 171:00 pmBall State*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 49–2145,772
September 241:30 pmat No. 8 Notre Dame*
NBCL 21–3959,075
October 11:00 pmat No. 25 Illinois
W 22–1658,338
October 81:00 pmMinnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 49–3732,622
October 151:00 pmat No. 23 Wisconsin
T 27–2777,745
October 2211:30 amat No. 24 Ohio State
ESPNL 14–4892,865
October 291:00 pmIowadagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
T 21–2142,965
November 51:00 pmNo. 20 Michigan
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 23–4541,224
November 121:00 pmat Michigan State
W 30–42 (forfeit win)60,164
November 191:00 pmIndiana
L 29–3360,967–62,839[1][2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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Toledo

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  • Corey Rogers 18 rushes, 129 yards

Ball State

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  • Mike Alstott 19 rushes, 156 yards
  • Corey Rogers 13 rushes, 124 yards

Iowa

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Roster

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1994 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Brian Alford
WR Craig Allen
FB Mike Alstott Jr
FB 47 Mike Anderson Sr
TE Jon Blackman
OL Mike Cardona
QB Billy Dicken
QB Brian Goehl
OL Ryan Grigson
OL Alfie Hill
OL Damon Lewis
RB Kendall Matthews
WR Kirk Olivadotti
RB Corey Rogers
WR Terry Samuel
OL Chris Sedoris
TE Charlie Stephens
WR Burt Thornton
WR Willie Tillman Fr
QB Rick Trefzger
RB Edwin Watson
OL Emmett Zitelli
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Derrick Brown
DB Lee Brush
DL Mike Burchfield
LB Bart Conley
DB Joe Hagins
LB Aaron Hall
DL Darnel Howard
DB John Jackson
DB Reggie Johnson
DL Matt Kingsbury
DL Jon Krick
DL Ben Metzger
LB Chike Okeafor
DL Jayme Washel
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Brad Bobich
P Rob Deignan
KR Curtis Taylor
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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References

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  1. ↑ Hammel, Bob (November 20, 1994). "Bucket yes, bowl no for Indiana". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ Hammel, Bob (November 20, 1994). "IU retains Bucket with 33-29 win over Boilers (continued)". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B5. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1994 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 19, 2025.
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