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1991 Purdue

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Big Ten), coached by Jim Colletto.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 1991, game by game: won vs. Eastern Michigan 49–3; lost at California 18–42; lost vs. No. 8 Notre Dame 20–45; won at Northwestern 17–14; lost at Minnesota 3–6; won vs. Wisconsin 28–7; lost vs. No. 11 Iowa 21–31; lost at No. 4 Michigan 0–42; lost vs. Illinois 14–41; won vs. Michigan State 27–17; lost at Indiana 22–24+46−42Won 49–3 vs. Eastern Michigan+46Eastern MichiganLost 18–42 at California-24CaliforniaLost 20–45 vs. No. 8 Notre Dame-25No. 8 Notre DameWon 17–14 at Northwestern+3NorthwesternLost 3–6 at Minnesota-3MinnesotaWon 28–7 vs. Wisconsin+21WisconsinLost 21–31 vs. No. 11 Iowa-10No. 11 IowaLost 0–42 at No. 4 Michigan-42No. 4 MichiganLost 14–41 vs. Illinois-27IllinoisWon 27–17 vs. Michigan State+10Michigan StateLost 22–24 at Indiana-2Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsEastern MichiganW 49–⁠358%
Sep 14atCaliforniaL 18–⁠4225%
Sep 28vs8Notre DameL 20–⁠4521%
Oct 5atNorthwesternW 17–⁠1448%
Oct 12atMinnesotaL 3–⁠631%
Oct 19vsWisconsinW 28–⁠761%
Oct 26vs11IowaL 21–⁠3131%
Nov 2at4MichiganL 0–⁠429%
Nov 9vsIllinoisL 14–⁠4132%
Nov 16vsMichigan StateW 27–⁠1744%
Nov 23atIndianaL 22–⁠2425%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Indiana 24–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1991.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
219–⁠272
Coach
Jim Colletto
Elo
1404 +15 this season
SP+ rating
0.3 No. 57 of 104; offense No. 53, defense No. 60
SRS
−1.3 No. 58 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bobby Turner
Defensive coordinator
Moe Ankney
Captains
Bob Dressel, Frank Kmet and Rick Smith
Most valuable player
Jim Schwantz

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 4Frank Kmet DEBuffalo Bills

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Jimmy YoungDBAP-1
  • Eric BruunPAP-1
  • Corey RogersFreshman of the yearAP

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan8–⁠010–⁠26
Iowa7–⁠110–⁠1–⁠110
Ohio State5–⁠38–⁠4
Indiana5–⁠37–⁠4–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠46–⁠6
Purdue3–⁠54–⁠7
Michigan State3–⁠53–⁠8
Wisconsin2–⁠65–⁠6
Northwestern2–⁠63–⁠8
Minnesota1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.