1994 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1994 Purdue Boilermakers football
1994 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–4–2 (3–3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Colletto (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Turner (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Morris (1st season)
MVP	Mike Alstott
Captain	Mike Alstott, Ryan Grigson, Matt Kingsbury
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State $	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
No. 12 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	3	–	2	5	–	4	–	2
Iowa	3	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Michigan State †	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Colletto, the Boilermakers finished the season with an overall record of 4–5–2 and a mark of 2–4–2 in conference play, tying for eighth place the Big Ten. Michigan State later forfeited all five of its victories, including their win over the Boilermakers, improving Purdue's record to 5–4–2 overall, 3–3–2 in conference play, and a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten standings. With the forfeit win, Purdue snapped a streak of nine consecutive losing seasons. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	6:00 pm	Toledo*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 51–17	48,962
September 17	1:00 pm	Ball State*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 49–21	45,772
September 24	1:30 pm	at No. 8 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 21–39	59,075
October 1	1:00 pm	at No. 25 Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)		W 22–16	58,338
October 8	1:00 pm	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 49–37	32,622
October 15	1:00 pm	at No. 23 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		T 27–27	77,745
October 22	11:30 am	at No. 24 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 14–48	92,865
October 29	1:00 pm	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		T 21–21	42,965
November 5	1:00 pm	No. 20 Michigan	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 23–45	41,224
November 12	1:00 pm	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 30–42 (forfeit win)	60,164
November 19	1:00 pm	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 29–33	60,967–62,839	^[1]^[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1994 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		Brian Alford
WR		Craig Allen
FB		Mike Alstott	Jr
FB	`47`	Mike Anderson	Sr
TE		Jon Blackman
OL		Mike Cardona
QB		Billy Dicken
QB		Brian Goehl
OL		Ryan Grigson
OL		Alfie Hill
OL		Damon Lewis
RB		Kendall Matthews
WR		Kirk Olivadotti
RB		Corey Rogers
WR		Terry Samuel
OL		Chris Sedoris
TE		Charlie Stephens
WR		Burt Thornton
WR		Willie Tillman	Fr
QB		Rick Trefzger
RB		Edwin Watson
OL		Emmett Zitelli

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Derrick Brown
DB		Lee Brush
DL		Mike Burchfield
LB		Bart Conley
DB		Joe Hagins
LB		Aaron Hall
DL		Darnel Howard
DB		John Jackson
DB		Reggie Johnson
DL		Matt Kingsbury
DL		Jon Krick
DL		Ben Metzger
LB		Chike Okeafor
DL		Jayme Washel

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Brad Bobich
P		Rob Deignan
KR		Curtis Taylor

Head coach

Jim Colletto

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Chester Caddas
Randy Fichtner
(Wide receivers)
Tim Salem
(Quarterbacks)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

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Game summaries

Toledo

Corey Rogers 18 rushes, 129 yards

Ball State

Mike Alstott 19 rushes, 156 yards
Corey Rogers 13 rushes, 124 yards

Iowa

Mike Alstott 25 rushes, 138 yards

References

^ Hammel, Bob (November 20, 1994). "Bucket yes, bowl no for Indiana". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hammel, Bob (November 20, 1994). "IU retains Bucket with 33-29 win over Boilers (continued)". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B5. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
^ "1994 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 19, 2025.

[1] Hammel, Bob (November 20, 1994). "Bucket yes, bowl no for Indiana". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] Hammel, Bob (November 20, 1994). "IU retains Bucket with 33-29 win over Boilers (continued)". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B5. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[4] "1994 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 19, 2025.

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