1988 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1988 Purdue Boilermakers football
1988 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Akers (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Bob Stanley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (2nd season)
MVP	Marc Foster
Captain	Bruce Crites, Marc Foster
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	No. 20 Washington*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 6–20	56,125
September 17	Ohio*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 33–10	60,658
September 24	at No. 8 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 7–52	59,075
October 1	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana	W 14–10	61,805
October 8	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–20	63,743
October 15	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 31–26	90,970
October 22	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana	L 7–31	62,264
October 29	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 9–6	51,147
November 5	Michigan State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 3–48	55,639
November 12	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 7–28	24,542
November 19	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 7–52	67,861
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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
FB	`38`	Mike Doctor	Fr
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

Fred Akers

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Washington

Ohio

At Notre Dame

Minnesota

At Illinois

At Ohio State

Purdue Boilermakers (2–3) at Ohio State Buckeyes (2–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	7	14	10	31
Ohio St	7	10	3	6	26

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

Iowa

At Wisconsin

Michigan State

At Northwestern

Indiana

Awards

Brian Fox – Big Ten All-Freshman Team

References

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

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

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