1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jim Colletto, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 2–5–1 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

1995 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–6–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Colletto (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Salem (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Morris (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Mike Alstott
Captain	Mike Alstott, Aaron Hall, Jon Krick, Chris Sedoris
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

1995 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Northwestern $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Penn State	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
No. 25 Iowa	4	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	2
Purdue	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	11:00 am	at No. 23 West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	SCA	W 26–24	60,876
September 9	2:30 pm	No. 25 Notre Dame*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	ABC	L 28–35	68,876
September 23	2:30 pm	Michigan State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ABC	T 35–35	41,655
September 30	1:00 pm	Ball State*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 35–13	49,314
October 7	6:00 pm	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		L 38–39	39,343
October 14	11:30 am	No. 20 Penn State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 23–26	58,254
October 21	11:30 am	at No. 4 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 0–28	90,111
November 4	12:00 pm	Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	Creative	W 38–27	37,542
November 11	12:00 pm	at No. 13 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	L 0–5	103,721
November 18	3:30 pm	No. 5 Northwestern	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ABC	L 8–23	46,254
November 24	11:00 am	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	Creative	W 51–14	34,029
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 40 Mike Alstott (C) Sr WR 80 Brian Alford  So WR Willie Tillman So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Colletto Coordinators/assistant coaches Tim Salem (Offensive coordinator) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

West Virginia

See also: 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Purdue Boilermakers at West Virginia Mountaineers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	10	9	0	7	26
West Virginia	0	0	14	10	24

at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: September 2, 1995
• Game attendance: 60,876
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PUR - Bobich 37 yard field goal PUR - Alford 18 yard pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick) Second quarter PUR - Bobich 24 yard field goal PUR - Rogers 17 yard run (two-point conversion failed) Third quarter WVU - Walker 4 yard run (Baumann kick) WVU - Walker 8 yard run (Baumann kick) Fourth quarter WVU - Baumann 43 yard field goal PUR - Rogers 1 yard run (Bobich kick) WVU - Walker 8 yard run (Baumann kick) Mike Alstott 17 Rush, 109 Yds (West Virginia kicker Bryan Baumann missed the potential game-winning 26-yard field goal with 22 seconds left.)

Notre Dame

See also: 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	0	14	14	7	35
Purdue	7	3	3	15	28

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: September 9, 1995
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 70,569
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PUR - Rogers 42 yard run (Bobich kick) Second quarter ND - Kinder 30 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick) ND - Mayes 12 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick) PUR - Bobich 25 yard field goal Third quarter ND - Sollman 15 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick) PUR - Bobich 21 yard field goal ND - Mosley 51 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick) Fourth quarter PUR - Watson 13 yard run (Bobich kick) PUR - D Brown 54 yard interception return (Rogers reception for two-point conversion) ND - Kinder 52 yard run (Kopka kick) Top Rushers ND - Kinder - 14 rushes, 142 yards PUR - Mike Alstott - 21 rushes, 115 yards Top Passers ND - Ron Powlus - 17/25, 252 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs PUR - Rick Trefzger - 15/27, 181 yards, 2 INTs Top Receivers ND - Mayes - 7 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD PUR - Alford- 7 receptions, 91 yards

Michigan State

See also: 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team

Michigan State Spartans at Purdue Boilermakers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan State	14	6	8	7	35
Purdue	7	14	0	14	35

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: September 23, 1995
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 43,070
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter MSU - Mason 43 pass from Banks (C Gardner kick) PUR - Alford 29 pass from Reeves (Bobich kick) MSU - S Greene 21 run (C Gardner kick) Second quarter PUR - Alford 69 pass from Alstott (Bobich kick) PUR - Alstott 6 run (Bobich kick) MSU - Mason 7 pass from Banks (kick failed) Third quarter MSU - S Greene 3 run (Banks run for two-point conversion) Fourth quarter PUR - Rogers 1 run (Bobich kick) MSU - S Greene 70 run (C Gardner kick) PUR - Rogers 4 run (Bobich kick) Top Rushers MSU - S Greene 17 rushes, 161 yards, 3 TDs PUR - Alstott 20 rushes, 136 yards, 1 TD Top Passers MSU - Banks 16/25, 208 yards, 1 INT PUR - Alstott 1/1, 69 yards, 1 TD PUR - Trefzger 9/15, 110 yards PUR - Reeves 9/16, 122 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Top Receivers MSU - Mason 7 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TDs PUR - Olivadotti 5 receptions, 73 yards PUR - Alford 4 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TDs

Ball State

See also: 1995 Ball State Cardinals football team

Ball State Cardinals at Purdue Boilermakers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ball State	3	3	0	7	13
Purdue	7	14	7	7	35

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: September 30, 1995
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 50,733
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PUR - Rogers 5 run (Bobich kick) BALL - FG Lockliear 39 Second quarter PUR - Winston 23 interception return (Bobich kick) BALL - FG Lockliear 39 PUR - L Johnson 99 kickoff return (Bobich kick) Third quarter PUR - Alstott 2 run (Bobich kick) Fourth quarter PUR - Alford 14 pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick) BALL - Abernathy 13 pass from Knisely (Lockliear kick) Top Passers BALL - Baldwin - 16/27, 106 yards, 1 INT PUR - Rick Trefzger - 5/9, 65 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers BALL - Moore - 11 rushes, 78 yards PUR - Mike Alstott - 22 rushes, 127 yards, 1 TD Top Receivers BALL - Abernathy 8 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD PUR - Alford - 3 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD

Minnesota

See also: 1995 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Purdue Boilermakers at Minnesota Golden Gophers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	7	10	14	7	38
Minnesota	7	0	17	15	39

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: October 7, 1995
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cool, 72 °F (22 °C), No Wind (indoors)
• Game attendance: 39,343
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PUR - Alstott 11 run (Bobich kick) MIN - Sauter 1 run (Chalberg kick) Second quarter PUR - Bobich 19 FG PUR - Alstott 1 run (Bobich kick) Third quarter MIN - Darkins 7 run (Chalberg kick) PUR - Alstott 3 run (Bobich kick) MIN - Darkins 45 run (Chalberg kick) MIN - Chalberg 48 FG PUR - Alford 78 pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick) Fourth quarter MIN - Darkins 24 run (Chalberg kick) PUR - Trefzger 4 run (Bobich kick) MIN - Sauter 1 run (Thelwell pass from Sauter) Top Passers PUR - Rick Trefzger - 13/24, 264 yards, 1 TD MIN - Cory Sauter - 15/26, 142 yards, 1 INT Top Rushers MIN - Chris Darkins - 38 rushes, 294 yards, 3 TDs PUR - *Mike Alstott 28 rushes, 133 yards, 3 TDs Top Receivers PUR - Brian Alford - 6 receptions, 172 yards, 1 TD MIN - Ryan Thelwell - 6 receptions, 55 yards

Penn State

See also: 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	0	10	6	10	26
Purdue	6	7	0	10	23

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: October 14, 1995
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game attendance: 60,455
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PUR - Bobich 37-yard field goal PUR - Bobich 21-yard field goal Second quarter PSU - Engram 48-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick) PSU - Conway 35-yard field goal PUR - Alstott 18-yard run (Bobich kick) Third quarter PSU - Conway 42-yard field goal PSU - Conway 33-yard field goal Fourth quarter PUR - Bobich 22-yard field goal PUR - Rogers 4-yard run (Bobich kick) PSU - Conway 25-yard field goal PSU - Archie 16-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick) Top Rushers PSU - Curtis Enis - 18 rushes, 85 yards PUR - Mike Alstott - 24 rushes, 149 yards, 1 TD

Ohio State

See also: 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio State	7	7	14	0	28

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

• Date: October 21, 1995
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Overcast, Some Rain 40 °F (4 °C), Wind S 10-15
• Game attendance: 93,111
• Referee: Dick Honig
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Second quarter OSU - Rickey Dudley 30-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Third quarter OSU - Terry Glenn 7-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Terry Glenn 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Fourth quarter No scoring Top Passers OSU - Bobby Hoying - 20/29, 276 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT PUR - John Reeves - 7/17, 67 yards, 2 INTs Top Rushers PUR - Mike Alstott - 26 rushes, 109 yards OSU - Eddie George - 23 rushes, 104 yards, 1 TD Top Receivers OSU - Buster Tillman - 6 receptions, 96 yards OSU - Terry Glenn - 6 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TDs Top Tacklers OSU - Antoine Winfield - 11 (9 solo, 2 assisted) OSU - Ryan Miller - 8 (2 solo, 6 assisted) PUR - Bob O'Connor - 8 (5 solo, 3 assisted) Interceptions OSU - 2 - Ty Howard (1), Ryan Miller (1) PUR - 1 - Derrick Winston Fumbles Recovered PUR - 1 - Derrick Brown

Wisconsin

See also: 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	7	7	7	6	27
Purdue	14	6	8	10	38

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: November 4, 1995
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game attendance: 39,125
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PUR - Alford 64-yard pass from Tretzger (Bobich kick) WIS - Weems 75-yard interception return (Hall kick) PUR - Watson 63-yard run (Bobich kick) Second quarter PUR - Alstott 40-yard run (kick failed) WIS - Simmons 31-yard pass from Samuel (Hall kick) Third quarter WIS - Stecker 7-yard run (Hall kick) PUR - Watson 2-yard run (Blackman pass from Tretzger) Fourth quarter PUR - Bobich 20-yard field goal WIS - Hayes 54-yard pass from Samuel (run failed) PUR - Alstott 2-yard run (Bobich kick) Top Passers WIS - Samuel - 6/15, 122 yards PUR - Tretzger - 15/22, 201 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Top Rushers PUR - Mike Alstott - 36 rushes, 204 yards, 2 TDs PUR - Edwin Watson 21 rushes, 194 yards, 2 TDs Top Receivers PUR - Alford - 4 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD WIS - T. Simmons - 3 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD

Michigan

See also: 1995 Michigan Wolverines football team

Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	0	0	0	0
Michigan	3	0	0	2	5

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Date: November 11, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 103,721
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter MICH - Remy Hamilton 25-yard field goal Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter MICH - Safety, Rick Trefzger tackled by Clarence Thompson Top Rushers PUR - Watson - 9 rushes, 31 yards MICH - Tim Biakabutuka - 14 rushes, 84 yards Top Passers PUR - Rick Trefzger - 11/19, 84 yards, 1 INT MICH - Brian Griese - 11/24, 101 yards, 1 INT Top Receivers PUR - Olivadotti 4 receptions, 27 yards PUR - Alford 2 receptions, 240 yards MICH - Mercury Hayes - 4 receptions, 42 yards MICH - Amani Toomer - 3 receptions, 25 yards

Northwestern

See also: 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern	7	7	9	0	23
Purdue	0	0	0	8	8

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: November 18, 1995
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game attendance: 47,172
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter NU - Chris Martin 76-yard interception return (Gowins kick) Second quarter NU - D'Wayne Bates 72-yard pass from Steve Schnur (Gowins kick) Third quarter NU - Safety NU - Steve Schnur 1-yard run (Gowins kick) Fourth quarter PUR - Watson 3-yard run (Alstott reception) PUR: Mike Alstott - 25 rushes, 264 yards, 2-pt. conversion catch

Indiana

See also: 1995 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Purdue Boilermakers at Indiana Hoosiers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	10	14	21	6	51
Indiana	7	7	14	0	28

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: November 24, 1995
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game attendance: 34,029
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PUR - Alstott 1-yard run (Bobich kick) PUR - Bobich 26-yard field goal Second quarter PUR - Alford 7-yard pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick) PUR - Alford 10-yard pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick) IND - Greenlee 3-yard run (Horn kick) Third quarter PUR - Rogers 2-yard run (Bobich kick) IND - Smith 6-yard run (Horn kick) PUR - Alstott 1-yard run (Bobich kick) PUR - Alstott 62-yard run (Bobich kick) Fourth quarter PUR - Watson 3-yard run (kick failed) Top Rushers PUR - Mike Alstott - 25 rushes, 264 yards, 3 TDs IND - Smith - 17 rushes, 64 yards, 1 TD Top Passers PUR - Rick Trefzger - 10/16, 161 yards, 2 TDs IND - Greenlee - 17/32, 154 yards Top Receivers PUR - Allen - 5 receptions, 99 yards IND - Stoner - 6 receptions, 50 yards