2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2016 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTerry Malone (1st season)
Offensive schemeSingle set back
Defensive coordinatorRoss Els (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMarcus Freeman (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$   8 1     11 3  
No. 6 Ohio State x^   8 1     11 2  
No. 10 Michigan   7 2     10 3  
Indiana   4 5     6 7  
Maryland   3 6     6 7  
Michigan State   1 8     3 9  
Rutgers   0 9     2 10  
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy   7 2     11 3  
Iowa   6 3     8 5  
Nebraska   6 3     9 4  
Minnesota   5 4     9 4  
Northwestern   5 4     7 6  
Illinois   2 7     3 9  
Purdue   1 8     3 9  
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers were 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 fourth-year head coach Darrell Hazell until he was fired on October 16, 2016. Gerad Parker was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[1] They finished the season 3–9, 1–8 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in the West Division.

  1. ^ "Purdue fires football coach Darrell Hazell". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 16, 2016.