| Purdue Boilermakers football | |||
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| First season | 1887; 137 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Mike Bobinski | ||
| Head coach | Ryan Walters 2nd season, 5–17 (.227) | ||
| Stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium (capacity: 61,441[1]) | ||
| Year built | 1924 | ||
| Field surface | Bermuda Grass | ||
| Location | West Lafayette, Indiana | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
| Past conferences | Independent (1887–1890) Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1891–1894) Independent (1895) Western Conference (1896–1952) | ||
| All-time record | 642–605–48 (.514) | ||
| Bowl record | 11–10 (.524) | ||
| Unclaimed national titles | 1 (1931) | ||
| Conference titles | 12 (1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1952, 1967, 2000) | ||
| Division titles | 1 (2022) | ||
| Rivalries | Illinois (rivalry) Indiana (rivalry) Notre Dame (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 21 | ||
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| Colors | Old gold and black[2] | ||
| Fight song | Hail Purdue! | ||
| Mascot | Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete | ||
| Marching band | Purdue All-American Marching Band | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Website | PurdueSports.com | ||
The Purdue Boilermakers football team represents Purdue University in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football. Purdue plays its home games at Ross–Ade Stadium on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The head coach of Purdue is Ryan Walters, the 37th head coach in Purdue history. The Boilermakers compete in the Big Ten Conference.
With a 629–583–48 record at the conclusion of the 2021 season, Purdue has the 55th-most victories among NCAA FBS programs.[3] Purdue was originally classified as a Major College school in the 1937 season until 1972. Purdue received Division I classification in 1973, becoming a Division I-A program from 1978 to 2006 and an FBS program from 2006 to the present.[4] The Boilermakers have registered 64 winning seasons in their history, with 19 of those seasons resulting in eight victories or more, 10 seasons resulting in at least nine wins, and one season with ten victories or more.[5] Of those successful campaigns, Purdue has produced five unbeaten seasons in its history, going 4–0 in 1891, 8–0 in 1892, 8–0 in 1929, 7–0–1 in 1932 and 9–0 in 1943.[5] The Boilermakers have won a total of 12 conference championships in their history; eight Big Ten Conference titles; four Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles and one Big Ten West Division title.
- ^ Stone, Ethan (August 29, 2023). "Purdue reveals updated capacity following Ross-Ade renovations". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ "Purdue Fonts and Colors". Purdue Marketing and Communications. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Football Bowl Subdivision Records – All-Time Team Won-Loss Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Purdue Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ a b "PU Season-by-Season". USA Today Digital Sports Properties. Retrieved April 17, 2013.