Purdue Boilermakers football
Name Years as Starter NFL Draft
Curtis Painter 2005-08 201st Pick by the Indianapolis Colts
Kyle Orton 2001-04 106th Pick by the Chicago Bears
Drew Brees † 1998-2000 32nd Pick by the San Diego Chargers
Jim Everett 1981-85 3rd Pick by the Houston Oilers
Scott Campbell 1980-83 191st Pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Herrmann 1977-80 98th Pick by the Denver Broncos
Gary Danielson 1970-72 Went undrafted
Mike Phipps 1967-69 3rd Pick by the Cleveland Browns
Bob Griese † 1964-66 4th Pick by the Miami Dolphins
Len Dawson † 1954-56 5th Pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Dale Samuels 1950-52 28th Pick by the Chicago Cardinals
Bob DeMoss 1945-48 13th Pick by the New York Bulldogs
Cradle of Quarterbacks
See also : Quarterback U Bob DeMoss , the oldest member of the Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue 's football program has long been known for its prolific passing quarterbacks , ranging from players who have set School , Big Ten & NCAA records , to being named All-Americans and finalist for national awards , to being elected into the College Football and Pro Football Hall of Fames . [ 93 ] This great tradition has led to the school being nicknamed the `` Cradle of Quarterbacks '' . [ 94 ] [ 95 ] When Drew Brees led the New Orleans Saints to a victory in Super Bowl XLIV , Purdue became just the second college in history to produce 3 different Super Bowl winning quarterbacks . [ 93 ] [ 96 ]
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 Jeff Brohm, the 36th head coach in program history. The Boilermakers compete in the Big Ten Conference as a member of the West Division. Purdue had most recently been a part of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten, but moved to the West Division in 2014 due to conference expansion. With a 618-575-48 record at the conclusion of the 2019 season, Purdue has the 50th-most victories among NCAA FBS programs. 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. 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. 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. The Boilermakers have won a total of 12 conference championships in their history; eight Big Ten Conference titles and four Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles.