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Holcomb was known for developing solid quarterbacks including Bob DeMoss, Dale Samuels and Len Dawson. These players helped grow a strong tradition at Purdue of great quarterback play. On December 12, 1955, after his nine seasons at Purdue, Holcomb left Purdue to accept the athletic director position at the Northwestern University. [26]
This is a list of Purdue Boilermakers football players in the NFL draft. Key. B Back K ... Quarterback: WR Wide receiver: DT Defensive tackle: RB Running back: G ...
The Purdue Boilermakers, a college football team based in Indiana, has competed every season since 1889. The team has played in the Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Western Conference and the Big Ten Conference. The team last won a conference title in 2000. [1]
Griese was a two-time All-American at Purdue, finishing at No. 8 in the 1965 Heisman Trophy race and was the runner-up to Steve Spurrier for the 1966 Heisman Trophy. Purdue finished second in the Big Ten in 1966, and he led the school's first appearance in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated USC 14–13.
The Purdue Boilermakers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Purdue Boilermakers football program in various categories, [1] [2] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders.
Purdue is the cradle of quarterbacks, right? Mullen has his own impressive list of QBs he mentored. Despite a 103-61 career record at Mississippi State and Florida, he was cast off by the Gators ...
Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are the only starting quarterbacks to have won Super Bowls for two NFL teams, while Craig Morton and Kurt Warner are the only other quarterbacks to have started for a second team. Jim McMahon won a second Super Bowl ring having been a backup on the Brett Favre-led Green Bay Packers team that won Super Bowl XXXI.
Everett is also the only Purdue quarterback to ever beat Michigan, Notre Dame, and Ohio State all in the same season (1984). During the 1985 season, Everett finished with 3,589 yards of total offense, second in the nation behind Robbie Bosco of BYU , and a school record at the time (later surpassed by Drew Brees ).