2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2012 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionLeaders Division
Record6–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (4th season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorTim Tibesar (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy   7 1     10 4  
No. 24 Michigan   6 2     8 5  
No. 17 Northwestern   5 3     10 3  
Michigan State   3 5     7 6  
Iowa   2 6     4 8  
Minnesota   2 6     6 7  
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x   8 0     12 0  
Penn State*   6 2     8 4  
Wisconsin y$   4 4     8 6  
Purdue   3 5     6 7  
Indiana   2 6     4 8  
Illinois   0 8     2 10  
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented the Purdue University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers played in the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The team was led by head coach Danny Hope, who was in his fourth season and was fired after the end of the regular season.[2] The season finished with a won-loss record of 6–7 overall, 3–5 in Big 10 Leaders Division, finishing in 4th place. The team was invited the 2013 Heart of Dallas Bowl, where they were defeated by Oklahoma State, 58-14.

  1. ^ "Boilermakers Name 2012 Football Captains". www.purduesports.com. Purdue University. April 13, 2012. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  2. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (November 25, 2012). "Purdue Fires Coach Danny Hope". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012.