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1999 Purdue

7–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by Joe Tiller, finished No. 25 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 1999, game by game: won at UCF 47–13; won vs. No. 16 Notre Dame 28–23; won vs. Central Michigan 58–16; won vs. Northwestern 31–23; lost at No. 4 Michigan 12–38; lost at No. 21 Ohio State 22–25; won vs. No. 5 Michigan State 52–28; lost vs. No. 2 Penn State 25–31; won at Minnesota 33–28; lost vs. No. 10 Wisconsin 21–28; won at Indiana 30–24; lost vs. No. 21 Georgia 25–28+42−26Won 47–13 at UCF+34UCFWon 28–23 vs. No. 16 Notre Dame+5No. 16 Notre DameWon 58–16 vs. Central Michigan+42Central MichiganWon 31–23 vs. Northwestern+8NorthwesternLost 12–38 at No. 4 Michigan-26No. 4 MichiganLost 22–25 at No. 21 Ohio State-3No. 21 Ohio StateWon 52–28 vs. No. 5 Michigan State+24No. 5 Michigan StateLost 25–31 vs. No. 2 Penn State-6No. 2 Penn StateWon 33–28 at Minnesota+5MinnesotaLost 21–28 vs. No. 10 Wisconsin-7No. 10 WisconsinWon 30–24 at Indiana+6IndianaLost 25–28 vs. No. 21 Georgia-3No. 21 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atUCFW 47–⁠1348%
Sep 11vs16Notre DameW 28–⁠2364%
Sep 18vsCentral MichiganW 58–⁠1683%
Sep 25vsNorthwesternW 31–⁠2382%
Oct 2at4MichiganL 12–⁠3835%
Oct 9at21Ohio StateL 22–⁠2541%
Oct 16vs5Michigan StateW 52–⁠2854%
Oct 23vs2Penn StateL 25–⁠3149%
Oct 30atMinnesotaW 33–⁠2854%
Nov 6vs10WisconsinL 21–⁠2850%
Nov 20atIndianaW 30–⁠2472%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs21GeorgiaOutback BowlL 25–⁠2858%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 28–⁠25 in the Outback Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 2: 22
  3. Wk 3: 20
  4. Wk 4: 14
  5. Wk 5: 13
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 17
  8. Wk 8: 20
  9. Wk 9: 16
  10. Wk 10: 18
  11. Wk 11: 17
  12. Wk 12: 22
  13. Wk 13: 19
  14. Wk 14: 19
  15. Wk 15: 19
  16. Wk 16: 19
  17. Final: 25

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 1999.

Heisman voteDrew Brees, fourth

Led the nationDrew Brees: total offense (4,086 yds)

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big Ten
AP final
No. 25 peak No. 11
Points
384–⁠305
Coach
Joe Tiller
Elo
1636 +34 this season
SP+ rating
14.7 No. 21 of 114; offense No. 12, defense No. 48
SRS
12.8 No. 19 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jim Chaney
Defensive coordinator
Brock Spack
Captains
Adrian Beasley and Drew Brees
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 6Michael Hawthorne DBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6David Nugent DTNew England Patriots

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1999 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin7–⁠110–⁠24
Michigan State6–⁠210–⁠27
Michigan6–⁠210–⁠25
Penn State5–⁠310–⁠311
Minnesota5–⁠38–⁠418
Illinois4–⁠48–⁠424
Purdue4–⁠47–⁠525
Ohio State3–⁠56–⁠6
Indiana3–⁠54–⁠7
Northwestern1–⁠73–⁠8
Iowa0–⁠81–⁠10

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