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American college football season

1995 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Salem (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Morris (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPMike Alstott
CaptainMike Alstott, Aaron Hall, Jon Krick, Chris Sedoris
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons← 19941996 →
1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Northwestern $ 8 0 0 10 2 0
No. 6 Ohio State 7 1 0 11 2 0
No. 13 Penn State 5 3 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Michigan 5 3 0 9 4 0
Michigan State 4 3 1 6 5 1
No. 25 Iowa 4 4 0 8 4 0
Illinois 3 4 1 5 5 1
Wisconsin 3 4 1 4 5 2
Purdue 2 5 1 4 6 1
Minnesota 1 7 0 3 8 0
Indiana 0 8 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jim Colletto, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 2–5–1 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 211:00 amat No. 23 West Virginia*SCAW 26–2460,876
September 92:30 pmNo. 25 Notre Dame*ABCL 28–3568,876
September 232:30 pmMichigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ABCT 35–3541,655
September 301:00 pmBall State*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 35–1349,314
October 76:00 pmat MinnesotaL 38–3939,343
October 1411:30 amNo. 20 Penn State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ESPNL 23–2658,254
October 2111:30 amat No. 4 Ohio StateESPNL 0–2890,111
November 412:00 pmWisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
CreativeW 38–2737,542
November 1112:00 pmat No. 13 MichiganESPNL 0–5103,721
November 183:30 pmNo. 5 Northwestern
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ABCL 8–2346,254
November 2411:00 amat IndianaCreativeW 51–1434,029
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 40 Mike Alstott (C) Sr
WR 80 Brian Alford  So
WR Willie Tillman So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tim Salem
    (Offensive coordinator)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

West Virginia

See also: 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team Purdue Boilermakers at West Virginia Mountaineers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Purdue 10 9 0726
West Virginia 0 0 141024

at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: September 2, 1995
  • Game attendance: 60,876
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • PUR - Bobich 37 yard field goal
  • PUR - Alford 18 yard pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)

Second quarter

  • PUR - Bobich 24 yard field goal
  • PUR - Rogers 17 yard run (two-point conversion failed)

Third quarter

  • WVU - Walker 4 yard run (Baumann kick)
  • WVU - Walker 8 yard run (Baumann kick)

Fourth quarter

  • WVU - Baumann 43 yard field goal
  • PUR - Rogers 1 yard run (Bobich kick)
  • WVU - Walker 8 yard run (Baumann kick)
  • Mike Alstott 17 Rush, 109 Yds
  • (West Virginia kicker Bryan Baumann missed the potential game-winning 26-yard field goal with 22 seconds left.)

Notre Dame

See also: 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Notre Dame 0 14 14735
Purdue 7 3 31528

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: September 9, 1995
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 70,569
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • PUR - Rogers 42 yard run (Bobich kick)

Second quarter

  • ND - Kinder 30 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)
  • ND - Mayes 12 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)
  • PUR - Bobich 25 yard field goal

Third quarter

  • ND - Sollman 15 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)
  • PUR - Bobich 21 yard field goal
  • ND - Mosley 51 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)

Fourth quarter

  • PUR - Watson 13 yard run (Bobich kick)
  • PUR - D Brown 54 yard interception return (Rogers reception for two-point conversion)
  • ND - Kinder 52 yard run (Kopka kick)
Top Rushers
  • ND - Kinder - 14 rushes, 142 yards
  • PUR - Mike Alstott - 21 rushes, 115 yards
Top Passers
  • ND - Ron Powlus - 17/25, 252 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs
  • PUR - Rick Trefzger - 15/27, 181 yards, 2 INTs
Top Receivers
  • ND - Mayes - 7 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
  • PUR - Alford- 7 receptions, 91 yards

Michigan State

See also: 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team Michigan State Spartans at Purdue Boilermakers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Michigan State 14 6 8735
Purdue 7 14 01435

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: September 23, 1995
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 43,070
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • MSU - Mason 43 pass from Banks (C Gardner kick)
  • PUR - Alford 29 pass from Reeves (Bobich kick)
  • MSU - S Greene 21 run (C Gardner kick)

Second quarter

  • PUR - Alford 69 pass from Alstott (Bobich kick)
  • PUR - Alstott 6 run (Bobich kick)
  • MSU - Mason 7 pass from Banks (kick failed)

Third quarter

  • MSU - S Greene 3 run (Banks run for two-point conversion)

Fourth quarter

  • PUR - Rogers 1 run (Bobich kick)
  • MSU - S Greene 70 run (C Gardner kick)
  • PUR - Rogers 4 run (Bobich kick)
Top Rushers
  • MSU - S Greene 17 rushes, 161 yards, 3 TDs
  • PUR - Alstott 20 rushes, 136 yards, 1 TD
Top Passers
  • MSU - Banks 16/25, 208 yards, 1 INT
  • PUR - Alstott 1/1, 69 yards, 1 TD
  • PUR - Trefzger 9/15, 110 yards
  • PUR - Reeves 9/16, 122 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Top Receivers
  • MSU - Mason 7 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TDs
  • PUR - Olivadotti 5 receptions, 73 yards
  • PUR - Alford 4 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TDs

Ball State

See also: 1995 Ball State Cardinals football team Ball State Cardinals at Purdue Boilermakers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ball State 3 3 0713
Purdue 7 14 7735

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: September 30, 1995
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 50,733
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • PUR - Rogers 5 run (Bobich kick)
  • BALL - FG Lockliear 39

Second quarter

  • PUR - Winston 23 interception return (Bobich kick)
  • BALL - FG Lockliear 39
  • PUR - L Johnson 99 kickoff return (Bobich kick)

Third quarter

  • PUR - Alstott 2 run (Bobich kick)

Fourth quarter

  • PUR - Alford 14 pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)
  • BALL - Abernathy 13 pass from Knisely (Lockliear kick)
Top Passers
  • BALL - Baldwin - 16/27, 106 yards, 1 INT
  • PUR - Rick Trefzger - 5/9, 65 yards, 1 TD
Top Rushers
  • BALL - Moore - 11 rushes, 78 yards
  • PUR - Mike Alstott - 22 rushes, 127 yards, 1 TD
Top Receivers
  • BALL - Abernathy 8 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
  • PUR - Alford - 3 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD

Minnesota

See also: 1995 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Purdue Boilermakers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Purdue 7 10 14738
Minnesota 7 0 171539

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: October 7, 1995
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cool, 72 °F (22 °C), No Wind (indoors)
  • Game attendance: 39,343
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • PUR - Alstott 11 run (Bobich kick)
  • MIN - Sauter 1 run (Chalberg kick)

Second quarter

  • PUR - Bobich 19 FG
  • PUR - Alstott 1 run (Bobich kick)

Third quarter

  • MIN - Darkins 7 run (Chalberg kick)
  • PUR - Alstott 3 run (Bobich kick)
  • MIN - Darkins 45 run (Chalberg kick)
  • MIN - Chalberg 48 FG
  • PUR - Alford 78 pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)

Fourth quarter

  • MIN - Darkins 24 run (Chalberg kick)
  • PUR - Trefzger 4 run (Bobich kick)
  • MIN - Sauter 1 run (Thelwell pass from Sauter)
Top Passers
  • PUR - Rick Trefzger - 13/24, 264 yards, 1 TD
  • MIN - Cory Sauter - 15/26, 142 yards, 1 INT
Top Rushers
  • MIN - Chris Darkins - 38 rushes, 294 yards, 3 TDs
  • PUR - *Mike Alstott 28 rushes, 133 yards, 3 TDs
Top Receivers
  • PUR - Brian Alford - 6 receptions, 172 yards, 1 TD
  • MIN - Ryan Thelwell - 6 receptions, 55 yards

Penn State

See also: 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Penn State 0 10 61026
Purdue 6 7 01023

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 14, 1995
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 60,455
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • PUR - Bobich 37-yard field goal
  • PUR - Bobich 21-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • PSU - Engram 48-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
  • PSU - Conway 35-yard field goal
  • PUR - Alstott 18-yard run (Bobich kick)

Third quarter

  • PSU - Conway 42-yard field goal
  • PSU - Conway 33-yard field goal

Fourth quarter

  • PUR - Bobich 22-yard field goal
  • PUR - Rogers 4-yard run (Bobich kick)
  • PSU - Conway 25-yard field goal
  • PSU - Archie 16-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
Top Rushers

Ohio State

See also: 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Purdue 0 0 000
Ohio State 7 7 14028

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 21, 1995
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, Some Rain 40 °F (4 °C), Wind S 10-15
  • Game attendance: 93,111
  • Referee: Dick Honig
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)

Second quarter

  • OSU - Rickey Dudley 30-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)

Third quarter

  • OSU - Terry Glenn 7-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Terry Glenn 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring
Top Passers
  • OSU - Bobby Hoying - 20/29, 276 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
  • PUR - John Reeves - 7/17, 67 yards, 2 INTs
Top Rushers
Top Receivers
  • OSU - Buster Tillman - 6 receptions, 96 yards
  • OSU - Terry Glenn - 6 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TDs
Top Tacklers
  • OSU - Antoine Winfield - 11 (9 solo, 2 assisted)
  • OSU - Ryan Miller - 8 (2 solo, 6 assisted)
  • PUR - Bob O'Connor - 8 (5 solo, 3 assisted)
Interceptions
  • OSU - 2 - Ty Howard (1), Ryan Miller (1)
  • PUR - 1 - Derrick Winston
Fumbles Recovered
  • PUR - 1 - Derrick Brown

Wisconsin

See also: 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 7 7 7627
Purdue 14 6 81038

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: November 4, 1995
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 39,125
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • PUR - Alford 64-yard pass from Tretzger (Bobich kick)
  • WIS - Weems 75-yard interception return (Hall kick)
  • PUR - Watson 63-yard run (Bobich kick)

Second quarter

  • PUR - Alstott 40-yard run (kick failed)
  • WIS - Simmons 31-yard pass from Samuel (Hall kick)

Third quarter

  • WIS - Stecker 7-yard run (Hall kick)
  • PUR - Watson 2-yard run (Blackman pass from Tretzger)

Fourth quarter

  • PUR - Bobich 20-yard field goal
  • WIS - Hayes 54-yard pass from Samuel (run failed)
  • PUR - Alstott 2-yard run (Bobich kick)
Top Passers
  • WIS - Samuel - 6/15, 122 yards
  • PUR - Tretzger - 15/22, 201 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Top Rushers
  • PUR - Mike Alstott - 36 rushes, 204 yards, 2 TDs
  • PUR - Edwin Watson 21 rushes, 194 yards, 2 TDs
Top Receivers
  • PUR - Alford - 4 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD
  • WIS - T. Simmons - 3 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD

Michigan

See also: 1995 Michigan Wolverines football team Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Purdue 0 0 000
Michigan 3 0 025

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: November 11, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 103,721
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • MICH - Remy Hamilton 25-yard field goal

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • MICH - Safety, Rick Trefzger tackled by Clarence Thompson
Top Rushers
  • PUR - Watson - 9 rushes, 31 yards
  • MICH - Tim Biakabutuka - 14 rushes, 84 yards
Top Passers
  • PUR - Rick Trefzger - 11/19, 84 yards, 1 INT
  • MICH - Brian Griese - 11/24, 101 yards, 1 INT
Top Receivers
  • PUR - Olivadotti 4 receptions, 27 yards
  • PUR - Alford 2 receptions, 240 yards
  • MICH - Mercury Hayes - 4 receptions, 42 yards
  • MICH - Amani Toomer - 3 receptions, 25 yards

Northwestern

See also: 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Northwestern 7 7 9023
Purdue 0 0 088

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: November 18, 1995
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 47,172
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • NU - Chris Martin 76-yard interception return (Gowins kick)

Second quarter

  • NU - D'Wayne Bates 72-yard pass from Steve Schnur (Gowins kick)

Third quarter

  • NU - Safety
  • NU - Steve Schnur 1-yard run (Gowins kick)

Fourth quarter

  • PUR - Watson 3-yard run (Alstott reception)
  • PUR: Mike Alstott - 25 rushes, 264 yards, 2-pt. conversion catch

Indiana

See also: 1995 Indiana Hoosiers football team Purdue Boilermakers at Indiana Hoosiers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Purdue 10 14 21651
Indiana 7 7 14028

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: November 24, 1995
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game attendance: 34,029
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • PUR - Alstott 1-yard run (Bobich kick)
  • PUR - Bobich 26-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • PUR - Alford 7-yard pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)
  • PUR - Alford 10-yard pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)
  • IND - Greenlee 3-yard run (Horn kick)

Third quarter

  • PUR - Rogers 2-yard run (Bobich kick)
  • IND - Smith 6-yard run (Horn kick)
  • PUR - Alstott 1-yard run (Bobich kick)
  • PUR - Alstott 62-yard run (Bobich kick)

Fourth quarter

  • PUR - Watson 3-yard run (kick failed)
Top Rushers
  • PUR - Mike Alstott - 25 rushes, 264 yards, 3 TDs
  • IND - Smith - 17 rushes, 64 yards, 1 TD
Top Passers
  • PUR - Rick Trefzger - 10/16, 161 yards, 2 TDs
  • IND - Greenlee - 17/32, 154 yards
Top Receivers
  • PUR - Allen - 5 receptions, 99 yards
  • IND - Stoner - 6 receptions, 50 yards

References

  1. "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
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