1988 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

1988 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Fred Akers (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorBob Stanley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bennett (2nd season)
MVPMarc Foster
CaptainBruce Crites, Marc Foster
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Michigan $ 7 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Michigan State 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
Illinois 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
Iowa 4 – 1 – 3 6 – 4 – 3
No. 20 Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ohio State 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Northwestern 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Minnesota 0 – 6 – 2 2 – 7 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Fred Akers, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10No. 20 Washington*L 6–2056,125
September 17Ohio*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 33–1060,658
September 24at No. 8 Notre Dame*L 7–5259,075
October 1Minnesotadagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
W 14–1061,805
October 8at Illinois
L 0–2063,743
October 15at Ohio StateW 31–2690,970
October 22Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
L 7–3162,264
October 29at WisconsinW 9–651,147
November 5Michigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 3–4855,639
November 12at Northwestern
L 7–2824,542
November 19Indiana
L 7–5267,861
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1988 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Scott Bell
OL Bruce Brinerman
OL Jason Cegielski
OL Bruce Crites (C)
QB 16 Brian Fox Fr
RB Ray Graham
OL Teko Johnson
QB Mark Maschek
WR Curtis McManus
WR Todd Moore
RB Darren Myles
RB Scott Nelson
TE 84 Dwayne O'Connor
RB Jarrett Scales
WR 81 Lance Scheib
OL Derick Schmidt
RB 34 Ernie Schramayr
RB Jerome Sparkman
TE Kelly Turner
WR Calvin Williams
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Ronnie Beeks
DB Reggie Broussard
DL Scott Conover
OL Dennis Dotson
DB Marc Foster (C)
DL Bill Hitchcock
DB Steve Jackson
DB Terry Johnson
DB Derrick Kelson
DL Ken Kushner
DL Donzel Leggett
LB Jim Schwantz
LB Tyrone Starks
LB Darren Trieb
LB Jerrol Williams
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P, QB Shawn McCarthy
K Larry Sullivan
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Washington

Ohio

At Notre Dame

Minnesota

At Illinois

At Ohio State

Purdue Boilermakers (2–3) at Ohio State Buckeyes (2–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Purdue 0 7 141031
Ohio St 7 10 3626

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 90,970
  • Referee: Jim Kemerling
  • TV: WCMH
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU – Carlos Snow 58-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:32. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:30.

Second quarter

  • OSU – Greg Frey 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 13:18. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:13.
  • PUR – Lance Scheib 46-yard pass from Brian Fox (Larry Sullivan kick), 10:52. Ohio St 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:17.
  • OSU – Pat O'Morrow 35-yard field goal, 0:48. Ohio St 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 3:52.

Third quarter

  • OSU – Pat O'Morrow 24-yard field goal, 10:22. Ohio St 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:10.
  • PUR – Ernie Schramayr 5-yard pass from Brian Fox (Larry Sullivan kick), 6:23. Ohio St 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:54.
  • PUR – Brian Fox 3-yard run (Larry Sullivan kick), 4:59. Purdue 21–20. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:14.

Fourth quarter

  • PUR – Ernie Schramayr 7-yard pass from Brian Fox (Larry Sullivan kick), 14:56. Purdue 28–20. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:29.
  • OSU – James Bryant 5-yard run (pass failed), 12:12. Purdue 28–26. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:38.
  • PUR – Larry Sullivan 49-yard field goal, 6:28. Purdue 31–26. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 5:39.
Top passers
  • PUR – Brian Fox – 19/27, 223 yards, 3 TD
  • OSU – Greg Frey – 10/21, 193 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • PUR – Jarrett Scales – 21 rushes, 62 yards
  • OSU – Carlos Snow – 20 rushes, 128 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • PUR – Ernie Schramayr – 13 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
  • OSU – Jeff Ellis – 3 receptions, 66 yards

  • First road win for Fred Akers at Purdue
  • First win at Columbus since 1967
External videos
video icon Local news sports report – Purdue beats Ohio State

Iowa

At Wisconsin

Michigan State

At Northwestern

Indiana

Awards

  • Brian Fox – Big Ten All-Freshman Team

References

  1. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 91. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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