1994 Purdue
4–5–2 (2–4–2 Big Ten), coached by Jim Colletto. Officially 5–4–2. Michigan State forfeited to Purdue. Share
From the season’s Wikipedia article: “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.”
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 25 Illinois 22–16Oct 1
Illinois was ranked No. 25, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs Toledo | W 51–17 | 48% |
| Sep 17 | vs Ball State | W 49–21 | 48% |
| Sep 24 | at 9Notre Dame | L 21–39 | 15% |
| Oct 1 | at 25Illinois | W 22–16 | 32% |
| Oct 8 | vs Minnesota | W 49–37 | 65% |
| Oct 15 | at 23Wisconsin | T 27–27 | 29% |
| Oct 22 | at 24Ohio State | L 14–48 | 25% |
| Oct 29 | vs Iowa | T 21–21 | 65% |
| Nov 5 | vs 20Michigan | L 23–45 | 34% |
| Nov 12 | at Michigan State | L 30–42won by forfeit | 33% |
| Nov 19 | vs Indiana | L 29–33 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Indiana 33–29; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 96th-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 1994.
- Record
- 4–5–2
- Conference
- 2–4–2 tied for 8th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 336–346
- Coach
- Jim Colletto
- Elo
- 1437 +41 this season
- SP+ rating
- 9.0 No. 32 of 106; offense No. 6, defense No. 81
- SRS
- 6.2 No. 33 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bobby Turner
- Defensive coordinator
- Bob Morris
- Captains
- Mike Alstott, Ryan Grigson and Matt Kingsbury
- Most valuable player
- Mike Alstott
Drafted in 1995
The 1995 draft| Rd 6 | Ryan Grigson OT | Cincinnati Bengals |
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Mike AlstottRBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1994 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1994 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Penn State | 8–0 | 12–0 | 2 |
| Ohio State | 6–2 | 9–4 | 14 |
| Michigan | 5–3 | 8–4 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | 4–3–1 | 7–4–1 | |
| Illinois | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Michigan State | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Iowa | 3–4–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Indiana | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
 Purdue | 2–4–2 | 4–5–2 | |
 Northwestern | 2–6 | 3–7–1 | |
| Minnesota | 1–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.