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The Purdue Boilermakers competed as an independent until 1889. In 1890, they joined the Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association and, finally, was a founding member of the Big Ten Conference in 1896. The Purdue Boilermakers were Big Ten Conference Champions in 1918, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1952, 1967, and 2000.
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 Barry Odom, the 38th head coach in Purdue history.
The Boilermaker Special, the Official Mascot of Purdue University, stands parked underneath the Gateway to the Future Arch. The Boilermaker Special is the official mascot of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. It resembles a Victorian-era railroad locomotive and is built on a truck chassis.
What is a Boilermaker? Here's an explanation on Purdue's unique nickname as the basketball team heads into the 2024 NCAA Tournament: Explaining Purdue basketball nickname ahead of NCAA Tournament
Purdue's Boilermakers nickname dates back more than 130 years. After being accused of recruiting athletes from boiler shops, the school adopted the Boilermakers moniker for its athletic teams in ...
Purdue Pete is a mascot of Purdue University. Despite his on-field presence at Purdue sporting events, Pete is only an athletic mascot of the university. The official mascot of Purdue University is the Boilermaker Special. Purdue Pete was first designed as a logo by the University Bookstore in 1940. [1]
The 2025 Purdue Boilermakers football team is an American football team that will represent Purdue University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers will play home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana .
The Boilermakers ended up turning the ball over on downs and Michigan State converted a 4th-and-1 with 1:55 to go to send Purdue to a 10th consecutive loss. Purdue football's mistakes costly early