2017 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2017 Purdue Boilermakers football
Foster Farms Bowl champion
Foster Farms Bowl, W 38–35 vs. Arizona
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (4–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBrian Brohm (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTony Levine (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorNick Holt (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAnthony Poindexter (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 15 Michigan State   7 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 8 Penn State   7 – 2     11 – 2  
Michigan   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Rutgers   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Indiana   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Maryland   2 – 7     4 – 8  
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy   9 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 17 Northwestern   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Iowa   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Purdue   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Nebraska   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Minnesota   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Illinois   0 – 9     2 – 10  
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers competed as members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. They were led by first-year head coach Jeff Brohm. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They received a bid to the Foster Farms Bowl, their first bowl game since 2012,[1] where they beat Arizona.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Needelman, Joshua. "Purdue AD on Foster Farms Bowl bid: 'What a turnaround it's been'". ajc. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "Purdue uses trickery and a must-see TD to edge Arizona in the Foster Farms Bowl". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  3. ^ "Foster Farms Bowl 2017 final score: Purdue ends season with win over Arizona". Land of 10. December 28, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  4. ^ "Arizona vs. Purdue – Game Recap – December 27, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.