The 1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and were members of the Big Ten Conference.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 2:30 pm | at USC* | | ABC | L 17–27 | 56,623 |
| September 12 | 11:00 am | Rice* | | ESPN | W 21–19 | 42,563 |
| September 19 | 11:00 am | Central Florida* | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| ESPN | W 35–7 | 53,469 |
| September 26 | 1:30 pm | at No. 23 Notre Dame* | | NBC | L 30–31 | 80,012 |
| October 3 | 1:30 pm | Minnesota | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| | W 56–21 | 56,809 |
| October 10 | 7:30 pm | at No. 10 Wisconsin | | ESPN2 | L 24–31 | 78,782 |
| October 17 | 2:30 pm | at No. 12 Penn State | | ABC | L 13–31 | 97,034 |
| October 24 | 1:00 pm | Illinois | | | W 42–9 | 60,163 |
| October 31 | 1:00 pm | Iowa | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| | W 36–14 | 50,443 |
| November 7 | 12:00 pm | at Northwestern | | ESPN2 | W 56–21 | 39,575 |
| November 14 | 12:00 pm | at Michigan State | | ESPN+ | W 25–24 | 69,091 |
| November 21 | 1:00 pm | Indiana | | | W 52–7 | 68,512 |
| December 29 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 4 Kansas State* | | ESPN | W 37–34 | 60,780 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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| AP | RV | — | — | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 |
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| Coaches | RV | RV | — | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 |
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| BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Game summaries
Iowa
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes |
0 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
14 |
| • Boilermakers |
7 |
12 | 10 | 7 |
36 |
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Indiana
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hoosiers |
7 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
| • Boilermakers |
7 |
21 | 3 | 21 |
52 |
Scoring summary |
| Q1 | 8:06 | IND | Randle El 4 yard run (Payne kick) | IND 7–0 |
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| Q1 | 2:12 | PUR | Stratton 4 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | Tie 7–7 |
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| Q2 | 11:26 | PUR | Cox 12 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | PUR 14–7 |
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| Q2 | 8:11 | PUR | Stratton 11 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | PUR 21–7 |
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| Q2 | 5:18 | PUR | Jones 37 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | PUR 28–7 |
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| Q3 | 9:10 | PUR | Dorsch 37 yard field goal | PUR 31–7 |
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| Q4 | 7:31 | PUR | Sutherland 8 yard pass from Edgerton (Dorsch kick) | PUR 38–7 |
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| Q4 | 4:59 | PUR | Sutherland 8 yard pass from Edgerton (Dorsch kick) | PUR 45–7 |
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| Q4 | :58 | PUR | Sutherland 24 yard pass from Edgerton (Dorsch kick) | PUR 52–7 |
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Kansas State (Alamo Bowl)
#4 Kansas State vs. #24 Purdue
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats |
0 |
7 | 6 | 21 |
34 |
| • Boilermakers |
0 |
17 | 10 | 10 |
37 |
Scoring summary |
| Q2 | 14:47 | Purdue | Daniels 5-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | Purdue 7–0 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Dorsch 25-yard field goal | Purdue 10–0 |
| 9:49 | KSU | McDonald 1-yard pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick) | Purdue 10–7 |
| 8:36 | Purdue | Jones 30-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | Purdue 17–7 |
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| Q3 | 8:06 | KSU | Havick recovered fumble in end zone (kick failed) | Purdue 17–13 |
| 0:52 | Purdue | Nugent recovered fumble in end zone (Dorsch kick) | Purdue 24–13 |
| 0:04 | Purdue | Dorsch 26-yard field goal | Purdue 27–13 |
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| Q4 | 11:59 | KSU | Allen 3-yard run (Gramatica kick) | Purdue 27–20 |
| 6:44 | Purdue | Dorsch 37-yard field goal | Purdue 30–20 |
| 6:23 | KSU | McDonald 88-yard pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick) | Purdue 30–27 |
| 1:24 | KSU | Swift 2-yard pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick) | KSU 34–30 |
| 0:30 | Purdue | Jones 24-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | Purdue 37–34 |
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Roster
| 1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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