1990 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL TEAM - Encyclopedia Information

1990 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Akers (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Fred Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Steve Jackson
Captain	Steve Jackson, Larry Taylor
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Michigan +	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Michigan State +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
No. 25 Illinois +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Iowa +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Fred Akers in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for eighth place the Big Ten. Purdue suffered its sixth consecutive losing season. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	12:30 pm	No. 22 Washington*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 14–20	36,265
September 22	1:00 pm	Indiana State*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 41–13	42,387
September 29	12:00 pm	at No. 1 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN ( rivalry)	SCA	L 11–37	59,075
October 6	1:00 pm	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 7–19	34,656
October 13	1:00 pm	at No. 11 Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ( rivalry)		L 0–34	60,604
October 20	1:00 pm	Ohio State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 2–42	58,328
October 27	12:00 pm	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 33–55	77,343
November 3	1:00 pm	No. 3 Michigan	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 13–38	41,279
November 10	2:00 pm	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 33–13	25,026
November 17	3:30 pm	at No. 13 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 9–38	67,836
November 24	1:00 pm	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ( Old Oaken Bucket)		L 14–28	50,519–51,393	^[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[2]

Personnel

1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		Ernest Calloway
G		Jason Cegleski
OT		Denny Chronopoulos
OT		Scott Conover
WR		Rodney Dennis
C		Bob Dressel
WR		Jeff Hill
QB		Scott Hoffman
QB		Eric Hunter
WR		Curtis McManus
RB		John Oglesby
G		Larry Taylor (C)
RB		Tony Vinson
WR		Dunyasha Yetts

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
ILB		Eric Beatty
DT		Kris Burns
CB		Steve Jackson (C)
S		Terry Johnson
DE		Frank Kmet
S		Nat Martin
OLB		Tom McNeil
DE		Peyton Minter
CB		Jarrett Scales
OLB		Jim Schwantz
DT		Jeff Zgonina

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Eric Bruun
K		Larry Sullivan
K		Steve Wambold

Head coach

Fred Akers

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Washington

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Indiana State

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At Notre Dame

Eric Hunter 21/37, 354 yards

Minnesota

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At Illinois

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Ohio State

Scott Hoffman 31/54, 317 yards

At Michigan State

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Michigan

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At Northwestern

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At Iowa

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Indiana

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References

^ Kirts, Rex (November 25, 1990). "Peaches fill the Bucket". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

v t e Purdue Boilermakers football
Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Illinois Indiana: Old Oaken Bucket Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete Purdue Wreck " Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

1990 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Akers (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Fred Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Steve Jackson
Captain	Steve Jackson, Larry Taylor
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Michigan +	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Michigan State +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
No. 25 Illinois +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Iowa +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	12:30 pm	No. 22 Washington*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 14–20	36,265
September 22	1:00 pm	Indiana State*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 41–13	42,387
September 29	12:00 pm	at No. 1 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN ( rivalry)	SCA	L 11–37	59,075
October 6	1:00 pm	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 7–19	34,656
October 13	1:00 pm	at No. 11 Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ( rivalry)		L 0–34	60,604
October 20	1:00 pm	Ohio State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 2–42	58,328
October 27	12:00 pm	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 33–55	77,343
November 3	1:00 pm	No. 3 Michigan	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 13–38	41,279
November 10	2:00 pm	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 33–13	25,026
November 17	3:30 pm	at No. 13 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 9–38	67,836
November 24	1:00 pm	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ( Old Oaken Bucket)		L 14–28	50,519–51,393	^[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[2]

Personnel

1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		Ernest Calloway
G		Jason Cegleski
OT		Denny Chronopoulos
OT		Scott Conover
WR		Rodney Dennis
C		Bob Dressel
WR		Jeff Hill
QB		Scott Hoffman
QB		Eric Hunter
WR		Curtis McManus
RB		John Oglesby
G		Larry Taylor (C)
RB		Tony Vinson
WR		Dunyasha Yetts

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
ILB		Eric Beatty
DT		Kris Burns
CB		Steve Jackson (C)
S		Terry Johnson
DE		Frank Kmet
S		Nat Martin
OLB		Tom McNeil
DE		Peyton Minter
CB		Jarrett Scales
OLB		Jim Schwantz
DT		Jeff Zgonina

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Eric Bruun
K		Larry Sullivan
K		Steve Wambold

Head coach

Fred Akers

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Washington

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2020)

Indiana State

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2020)

At Notre Dame

Eric Hunter 21/37, 354 yards

Minnesota

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2020)

At Illinois

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2020)

Ohio State

Scott Hoffman 31/54, 317 yards

At Michigan State

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2020)

Michigan

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2020)

At Northwestern

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2020)

At Iowa

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2020)

Indiana

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2020)

References

^ Kirts, Rex (November 25, 1990). "Peaches fill the Bucket". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

v t e Purdue Boilermakers football
Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Illinois Indiana: Old Oaken Bucket Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete Purdue Wreck " Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Schedule

Personnel

Game summaries

Washington

Indiana State

At Notre Dame

Minnesota

At Illinois

Ohio State

At Michigan State

Michigan

At Northwestern

At Iowa

Indiana

References

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Personnel

Game summaries

Washington

Indiana State

At Notre Dame

Minnesota

At Illinois

Ohio State

At Michigan State

Michigan

At Northwestern

At Iowa

Indiana

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