Purdue Boilermakers

The Purdue Boilermakers are the official intercollegiate athletics teams representing Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana. As is common with athletic nicknames, the Boilermakers nickname is also used as colloquial designation of Purdue's students and alumni at large. The nickname is often shortened to "Boilers" by fans.

Football

Purdue Boilermakers college football

First Season
1890
Team History
Purdue Boilermakers (1892-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1953-present) Western Conference (1896-1952) Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1891-94) Independent (1887-90, 1895)
Venue
Ross-Ade Stadium (1924-present) Stuart Field (1892-1924)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1920s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1926
November 6	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1928
October 20	vs. Wisconsin	Ross-Ade Stadium

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1931
November 14	vs. Iowa	Ross-Ade Stadium
1932
October 22	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1935
November 9	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
November 16	vs. Iowa	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 23	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium
1937
October 30	vs. Iowa	Ross-Ade Stadium

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1941
November 15	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
1942
October 17	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
October 24	vs. Wisconsin	Ross-Ade Stadium
1945
October 20	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1946
October 12	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
1947
November 1	vs. Iowa	Ross-Ade Stadium
1948
October 16	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium
1949
September 24	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
October 1	vs. Iowa	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 5	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
October 7	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
November 4	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
November 11	vs. Northwestern	Ross-Ade Stadium
1951
October 27	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
November 10	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1952
September 27	at Penn State	New Beaver Field
October 25	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
1954
October 16	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
November 6	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium
1955
October 8	vs. Wisconsin	Ross-Ade Stadium
October 15	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium
November 19	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium
1956
November 3	vs. Illinois	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 17	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1957
October 19	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
October 26	vs. Miami (OH)	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 9	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1958
September 27	vs. Nebraska	Ross-Ade Stadium
October 18	vs. Michigan State	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 1	vs. Illinois	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 15	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
October 1	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
October 8	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
October 15	vs. Ohio State	Ross-Ade Stadium
October 29	vs. Illinois	Ross-Ade Stadium
1962
October 6	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
October 27	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium
1964
October 3	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
October 24	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium
November 7	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
1965
September 25	vs. Notre Dame	Ross-Ade Stadium
October 9	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium
1966
September 24	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
October 8	vs. Iowa	Ross-Ade Stadium
October 29	vs. Illinois	Ross-Ade Stadium
January 2, 1967	vs. USC	Rose Bowl
1967
September 30	vs. Notre Dame	Ross-Ade Stadium
October 28	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium
November 18	vs. Michigan State	Ross-Ade Stadium
1968
September 28	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
October 5	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
October 12	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
November 2	vs. Illinois	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 16	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
1969
September 27	vs. Notre Dame	Ross-Ade Stadium
October 11	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
October 25	vs. Northwestern	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 15	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
November 7	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
November 14	vs. Ohio State	Ross-Ade Stadium
1971
October 16	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
October 30	vs. Michigan State	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 20	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium
1972
September 30	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
October 14	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium
1973
September 15	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
September 29	vs. Notre Dame	Ross-Ade Stadium
October 20	vs. Northwestern	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 3	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
1974
September 28	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
October 19	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
October 26	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
1975
October 4	vs. Miami (OH)	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 22	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium
1976
September 18	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
1977
September 24	vs. Notre Dame	Ross-Ade Stadium
October 15	vs. Illinois	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 5	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
1978
September 16	vs. Michigan State	Ross-Ade Stadium
1979
December 31	vs. Tennessee	Astrodome

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 13	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
December 27	vs. Missouri	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
1981
September 19	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium
November 7	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
1982
September 11	vs. Stanford	Ross-Ade Stadium
September 25	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
1983
October 15	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
1985
October 12	vs. Illinois	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 9	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1988
September 10	vs. Washington	Ross-Ade Stadium
September 24	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
October 29	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1992
September 26	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
October 31	vs. Michigan	Ross-Ade Stadium
1996
October 12	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium
1997
December 30	vs. Oklahoma State	Alamodome
1998
October 17	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium
December 29	vs. Kansas State	Alamodome

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2004
October 9	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium
December 31	vs. Arizona State	Sun Bowl
2005
October 29	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2011
October 22	vs. Illinois	Ross-Ade Stadium
2017
December 27	vs. Arizona	Levi's Stadium
2018
October 27	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
December 28	vs. Auburn	Nissan Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s	1969
1970s	1978
1980s	1981 • 1987
2000s	2007
2020s	2022

Men's Basketball

Purdue Boilermakers men's college basketball

First Season
1896-97
Team History
Purdue Boilermakers (1896-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1917-present)
Venue
Mackey Arena (1967-present) Lambert Fieldhouse (1937-67) Lafayette Jefferson High School Gymnasium (1929, 1934-37) Memorial Gymnasium (1909-34) Lafayette Coliseum (1896-1909)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1968-69
March 20 & 22, 1969	vs. North Carolina & UCLA	Freedom Hall

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1976-77
December 11, 1976	vs. Louisville	Mackey Arena
1979-80
March 22, 1980	vs. UCLA	Market Square Arena