1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1990 Purdue Boilermakers football
1990 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Akers (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Fred Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Steve Jackson
Captain	Steve Jackson, Larry Taylor
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

The 1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Fred Akers in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for eighth place the Big Ten. Purdue suffered its sixth consecutive losing season. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Michigan +	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Michigan State +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
No. 25 Illinois +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Iowa +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	12:30 pm	No. 22 Washington*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 14–20	36,265
September 22	1:00 pm	Indiana State*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 41–13	42,387
September 29	12:00 pm	at No. 1 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	SCA	L 11–37	59,075
October 6	1:00 pm	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 7–19	34,656
October 13	1:00 pm	at No. 11 Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)		L 0–34	60,604
October 20	1:00 pm	Ohio State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 2–42	58,328
October 27	12:00 pm	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 33–55	77,343
November 3	1:00 pm	No. 3 Michigan	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 13–38	41,279
November 10	2:00 pm	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 33–13	25,026
November 17	3:30 pm	at No. 13 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 9–38	67,836
November 24	1:00 pm	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 14–28	50,519–51,393	^[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FB	`38`	Mike Doctor	Jr
WR		Ernest Calloway
G		Jason Cegleski
OT		Denny Chronopoulos
OT		Scott Conover
WR		Rodney Dennis
C		Bob Dressel
WR		Jeff Hill
QB		Scott Hoffman
QB		Eric Hunter
WR		Curtis McManus
RB		John Oglesby
G		Larry Taylor (C)
RB		Tony Vinson
WR		Dunyasha Yetts

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
ILB		Eric Beatty
DT		Kris Burns
CB		Steve Jackson (C)
S		Terry Johnson
DE		Frank Kmet
S		Nat Martin
OLB		Tom McNeil
DE		Peyton Minter
CB		Jarrett Scales
OLB		Jim Schwantz
DT		Jeff Zgonina

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Eric Bruun
K		Larry Sullivan
K		Steve Wambold

^ Kirts, Rex (November 25, 1990). "Peaches fill the Bucket". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.