1999 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1999 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

1999 Purdue Boilermakers football
Outback Bowl, L 25-28 OT vs. Georgia
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record7–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Chaney (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrock Spack (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Wisconsin $   7 1     10 2  
No. 7 Michigan State   6 2     10 2  
No. 5 Michigan %   6 2     10 2  
No. 11 Penn State   5 3     10 3  
No. 18 Minnesota   5 3     8 4  
No. 24 Illinois   4 4     8 4  
No. 25 Purdue   4 4     7 5  
Ohio State   3 5     6 6  
Indiana   3 5     4 7  
Northwestern   1 7     3 8  
Iowa   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 46:00 pmat UCF*No. 22ESPN PlusW 47–1340,112
September 112:30 pmNo. 16 Notre Dame*No. 20ABCW 28–2369,843
September 1811:00 amCentral Michigan*No. 14
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ESPN PlusW 58–1658,349[1]
September 2511:00 amNorthwesternNo. 13
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ESPN2W 31–2358,620
October 211:00 amat No. 4 MichiganNo. 11ESPNL 12–38111,468
October 92:30 pmat No. 21 Ohio StateNo. 17ABCL 22–2593,766
October 162:30 pmNo. 5 Michigan State No. 20
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ABCW 52–2868,216
October 232:30 pmNo. 2 Penn StateNo. 16
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ABCL 25–3168,355
October 3012:00 pmat MinnesotaNo. 18ESPNW 33–2848,869
November 63:30 pmNo. 10 WisconsinNo. 17
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ABCL 21–2867,308
November 2012:00 pmat IndianaNo. 19ESPNW 30–2451,344
January 111:00 amvs. No. 21 Georgia*No. 19ESPNL 25–28 OT54,059[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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Coaches Poll2323*1614111015T2117222125232020
BCSNot releasedNot released

Game summaries

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Notre Dame

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1 234Total
Notre Dame 10 670 23
Purdue 7 786 28

Indiana

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1 234Total
• Purdue 9 867 30
Indiana 14 370 24

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Roster

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1999 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 15 Drew Brees Jr
OT 77 Brandon Gorin   Jr
OT 78 Matt Light   Jr
WR 14 Vinny Sutherland Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 13 Akin Ayodele So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Awards

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  • All-Americans: Drew Brees (Playboy, Preseason)
  • All-Big Ten: Akin Ayodele (2nd), Adrian Beasley (2nd), Drew Brees (1st), Chris Daniels (1st), Matt Light (2nd), Dave Nugent (2nd), Tim Stratton (1st)
  • Team MVP: Chris Daniels

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References

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  1. ^ "Sutherland stars in mismatch". Journal and Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. pp. B1, B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Dawg day for Boilers". The Indianapolis Star. January 2, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Purdue Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2014-Sep-20.
  4. ^ 2011 Purdue football information guide