The Purdue Boilermakers football program is a college football team that represents Purdue University in the Big Ten Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 37 head coaches and 3 interim coaches since it started playing organized football in 1887 and has been known by the nickname Boilermakers since 1891. Purdue is an original member of the Big Ten, joining in 1896 after spending six years in the Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The Boilermakers have played in 1,260 games during their 134 seasons. Six coaches have led the Boilermakers to postseason bowl games: Jack Mollenkopf, Jim Young, Leon Burtnett, Joe Tiller, Danny Hope, and Jeff Brohm. Nine coaches have won conference championships with the Boilermakers: Snake Ames and D. M. Balliet in the Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association, and A. G. Scanlon, James Phelan, Noble Kizer, Elmer Burnham, Stu Holcomb, Mollenkopf and Tiller in the Big Ten. No Purdue coach has led the Boilermakers to a national championship. As of the end of the 2021 season, Tiller is the all-time leader in games coached (149) and wins (87), while Mollenkopf is the all-time leader years coached (14). Ames leads the Boilermakers in winning percentage with a perfect 1.000 in his two seasons at Purdue. Among coaches with more than two seasons of tenure, Kizer has the highest winning percentage, .750, and Darrell Hazell has the lowest winning percentage, with a record of 9–33 (.214) in 3+1⁄2 seasons.
Of the 37 Boilermakers coaches, five have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: Andy Smith, William Henry Dietz, Phelan[1] , Mollenkopf[2] and Young.[3] None have received National Coach of the Year honors. On December 13, 2022, Purdue hired Ryan Walters to become the new head coach.[4]
Key
edit| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
edit| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DCs | CCs | NCs | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Berg | 1887 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 2 | George Andrew Reisner | 1889 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 3 | Clinton L. Hare | 1889 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Knowlton Ames† | 1891–1892 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — |
| 5 | D. M. Balliet | 1893–1895 1901 |
34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1.000 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.708 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Samuel M. Hammond | 1896 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.643 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.167 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | William W. Church | 1897 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.611 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Alpha Jamison | 1898–1900 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0.500 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Charles Best | 1902 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.750 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Oliver Cutts | 1903–1904 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0.722 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Albert E. Herrnstein | 1903–1904 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.813 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Myron E. Witham | 1906 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Leigh C. Turner | 1907 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Frederick A. Speik | 1908–1909 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Bill Horr | 1910–1912 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0.425 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0.269 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Andy Smith† | 1913–1915 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0.643 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0.538 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Cleo A. O'Donnell | 1916–1917 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0.393 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.056 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | A. G. Scanlon | 1918–1920 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0.375 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 19 | William Henry Dietz† | 1921 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.143 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | James Phelan† | 1922–1929 | 62 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 0.605 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 0.457 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Noble Kizer | 1930–1936 | 58 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 0.750 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 0.724 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — |
| 22 | Mal Elward | 1937–1941 | 40 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 0.475 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0.440 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 | Elmer Burnham | 1942–1943 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0.556 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.636 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 24 | Cecil Isbell | 1944–1946 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0.500 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0.417 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 | Stu Holcomb | 1947–1955 | 81 | 35 | 42 | 4 | 0.457 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 0.520 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 26 | Jack Mollenkopf† | 1956–1969 | 132 | 84 | 39 | 9 | 0.670 | 58 | 32 | 5 | 0.637 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 27 | Bob DeMoss | 1970–1972 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0.419 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0.478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 28 | Alex Agase | 1973–1976 | 44 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 0.420 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0.469 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 29 | Jim Young† | 1977–1981 | 58 | 38 | 19 | 1 | 0.664 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 0.646 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 30 | Leon Burtnett | 1982–1986 | 56 | 21 | 34 | 1 | 0.384 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 0.407 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 31 | Fred Akers | 1987–1990 | 44 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 0.284 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0.281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 32 | Jim Colletto | 1991–1996 | 66 | 21 | 42 | 3 | 0.341 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 0.302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 33 | Joe Tiller | 1997–2008 | 149 | 87 | 62 | — | 0.584 | 53 | 43 | — | 0.552 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 34 | Danny Hope | 2009–2012 | 49 | 22 | 27 | — | 0.449 | 13 | 19 | — | 0.406 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int. | Patrick Higgins [A 7] |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 35 | Darrell Hazell | 2013–2016 | 42 | 9 | 33 | — | 0.214 | 3 | 24 | — | 0.111 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int. | Gerad Parker [A 8] |
2016 | 6 | 0 | 6 | — | .000 | 0 | 6 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 36 | Jeff Brohm | 2017–2022 | 70 | 36 | 34 | — | 0.514 | 26 | 25 | — | 0.510 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int. | Brian Brohm [A 9] |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 37 | Ryan Walters | 2023–present | 12 | 4 | 8 | — | 0.333 | 3 | 6 | — | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Notes
edit- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[5]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[6]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[7]
- ^ Purdue has been a member of Big Ten Conference since the 1896 season.
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
- ^ Higgins served as interim head coach for the 2013 Heart of Dallas Bowl after Danny Hope was fired.[8]
- ^ Parker served as interim head coach for the final six games of the 2016 season after Darrell Hazell was fired.[9]
- ^ Brian Brohm served as interim head coach for the 2023 Citrus Bowl after Jeff Brohm resigned as head coach.[10]
References
editGeneral
- "Purdue Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 16, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- "2009 Football Media Guide" (PDF). purduesports.com. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
Specific
- ^ "Jim Phelan". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- ^ "Jack Mollenkopf". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- ^ "Jim Young". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- ^ Matt Fortuna; Chris Vannini (December 13, 2022). "Purdue hires Illinois DC Ryan Walters as head football coach". The New York Times. The Athletic. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "Purdue fires coach Danny Hope". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 25, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (October 16, 2016). "Purdue fires coach Darrell Hazell after three-plus seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Brian Brohm to serve as Purdue's interim coach for bowl game". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2024.