1986 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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American college football season

The 1986 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Leon Burtnett in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Ball State*		W 20–3	60,161
September 20	Pittsburgh*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 26–41	55,621
September 27	at Notre Dame*		L 9–41	59,075
October 4	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 9–36	63,067
October 11	at Illinois		L 27–34	73,720
October 18	Ohio State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 11–39	68,737
October 25	at Michigan State		L 3–37	77,063
November 1	at Northwestern		W 17–16	25,417
November 8	No. 3 Michigan	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–31	61,323	^[1]
November 15	at Iowa		L 14–42	67,321
November 22	Indiana		W 17–15	69,748
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel[edit]

1986 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Defense

Special teams

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Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Jonathan Briggs

Head coach

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary[edit]

Ball State[edit]

Pittsburgh[edit]

At Notre Dame[edit]

Minnesota[edit]

At Illinois[edit]

Ohio State[edit]

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Matt Frantz 21-yard field goal, 8:04. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards.
OSU – Matt Frantz 22-yard field goal, 1:55. Ohio St 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 32 yards.

Second quarter

OSU – Cris Carter 3-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (pass failed), 10:36. Ohio St 12–0. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards.
OSU – Matt Frantz 22-yard field goal, 1:05. Ohio St 15–0. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards.
PUR – Jonathan Briggs 23-yard field goal, 0:02. Ohio St 15–3. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards.

Third quarter

OSU – Nate Harris 37-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Matt Frantz kick), 13:00. Ohio St 22–3. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards.
OSU – Dave Brown 100-yard interception return (Matt Frantz kick), 9:11. Ohio St 29–3.
OSU – Matt Frantz 21-yard field goal, 1:03. Ohio St 32–3. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards.

Fourth quarter

PUR – Caleb Bonds 3-yard pass from Doug Downing (run good), 11:59. Ohio St 32–11. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards.
OSU – Jamie Holland 23-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick), 10:11. Ohio St 39–11. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards.

Top passers

OSU – Jim Karsatos – 11/17, 190 yards, 2 TD
PUR – Doug Downing – 23/48, 289 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

OSU – James Bryant – 24 rushes, 129 yards
PUR – James Medlock – 9 rushes, 33 yards

Top receivers

OSU – Cris Carter – 7 receptions, 118 yards, TD
PUR – Rick Brunner – 5 receptions, 93 yards

At Michigan State[edit]

At Northwestern[edit]

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Michigan[edit]

At Iowa[edit]

Purdue at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	7	0	0	7	14
• Hawkeyes	14	7	14	7	42

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Indiana[edit]

Game information

First quarter

PUR – James Medlock 1-yard run (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 7–0.
PUR – Jonathan Briggs 43-yard field goal. Purdue 10–0.

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

PUR – Calvin Williams 4-yard run (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 17–7.
IND – Stacy Dawsey 45-yard pass from Dave Kramme (pass good). Purdue 17–15.

Top passers

IND – Dave Kramme – 12/24, 213 yards, TD, INT
PUR – Jeff George – 8/20, 139 yards

Top rushers

Top receivers

IND – Tony Buford – 4 receptions, 58 yards
PUR – Rod Woodson – 3 receptions, 67 yards

Purdue wore gold jerseys; In his final collegiate game, Rod Woodson gained over 150 combined rushing and receiving yards, in addition to making ten tackles and forcing a fumble, leading Purdue to a victory over arch-rival Indiana. This 50th victory in the series, kept indiana from receiving a bowl berth and denied anthony thompson the Heisman Trophy.

1987 NFL Draft[edit]

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