Purdue Boilermakers football
Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result
1966 Jack Mollenkopf Rose Bowl USC W 14-13
1978 Jim Young Peach Bowl Georgia Tech W 41-21
1979 Jim Young Bluebonnet Bowl Tennessee W 27-22
1980 Jim Young Liberty Bowl Missouri W 28-25
1984 Leon Burtnett Peach Bowl Virginia L 24-27
1997 Joe Tiller Alamo Bowl Oklahoma State W 33-20
1998 Joe Tiller Alamo Bowl Kansas State W 37-34
1999 Joe Tiller Outback Bowl Georgia L 25-28
2000 Joe Tiller Rose Bowl Washington L 24-34
2001 Joe Tiller Sun Bowl Washington State L 27-33
2002 Joe Tiller Sun Bowl Washington W 34-24
2003 Joe Tiller Capital One Bowl Georgia L 27-34
2004 Joe Tiller Sun Bowl Arizona State L 23-27
2006 Joe Tiller Champs Sports Bowl Maryland L 7-24
2007 Joe Tiller Motor City Bowl Central Michigan W 51-48
2011 Danny Hope Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Western Michigan W 37-32
2012 Patrick Higgins Heart of Dallas Bowl Oklahoma State L 14-58
2017 Jeff Brohm Foster Farms Bowl Arizona W 38-35
2018 Jeff Brohm Music City Bowl Auburn L 14-63
Bowl games
Purdue has participated in 19 bowl games throughout its history , compiling a 10–9 record . [ 80 ] Purdue did not appear frequently in post-season play from 1967 to 1984 , but they played well , winning 4 of 5 bowl games including four consecutive wins between 1967 and 1980 . When Tiller arrived in 1997 , Purdue went to eight consecutive bowl games , but only won three of the eight bowl games . Tiller would lead the Boilermakers to a total of 10 bowl games in his 12 seasons as head coach . [ 81 ] Of those 19 bowl appearances , the Boilermakers have participated in 1 `` major '' Division I-A/FBS bowl games , which was part of the BCS Bowl Games . The Boilermakers have never played in a National Championship Game .
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.