1986 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

1986 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Leon Burtnett (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorBob Spoo (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Tiller (4th season)
MVPRod Woodson
CaptainRick Brunner, Kevin Holley, Rod Woodson
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Illinois 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Purdue 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Ball State*W 20–360,161
September 20Pittsburgh*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 26–4155,621
September 27at Notre Dame*L 9–4159,075
October 4Minnesotadagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 9–3663,067
October 11at Illinois
L 27–3473,720
October 18Ohio State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 11–3968,737
October 25at Michigan State
L 3–3777,063
November 1at Northwestern
W 17–1625,417
November 8No. 3 Michigan
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 7–3161,323[1]
November 15at IowaL 14–4267,321
November 22Indiana
W 17–1569,784[2][3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1986 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Jack Beery
RB Caleb Bonds
OL Keith Brown
WR Rick Brunner
RB Jerry Chaney
OL Mike Connors
OL Bruce Crites
QB Doug Downing
WR Ted Gelov
QB Jeff George
RB Tony Grant
WR Jon Hayes
QB Jeff Huber
QB Shawn McCarthy
RB Lorenzo McCline
RB James Medlock
RB Scott Nelson
TE Dwayne O'Connor
OL DeWayne Penn
OL Jim Richmond
WR Lance Scheib
TE Brad Schumacher
OL Todd Tyrie
WR Calvin Williams
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Ronnie Beeks
DB 19 Cris Dishman Jr
DB Marc Foster
DL Bill Gildea
DL Bill Hitchcock
DL Kevin Holley
DB Scott Kalinoski
DL Chris Keevers
LB 48 Fred Strickland Jr
LB 44 Kevin Sumlin Sr
DL Tony Visco
DB Mike Weaver
DB 26 Rod Woodson Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Jonathan Briggs
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Ball State

Pittsburgh

At Notre Dame

Purdue at Notre Dame
1 234Total
Boilermakers 0 063 9
• Fighting Irish 10 14314 41
Scoring summary
1Notre DameTaylor 2-yard run (Carney kick)Notre Dame 7-0
1Notre DameCarney 42-yard field goalNotre Dame 10-0
2Notre DameJohnson 2-yard run (Carney kick)Notre Dame 17-0
2Notre DameJackson 35-yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick)Notre Dame 24-0
3Notre DameCarney 49-yard field goalNotre Dame 27-0
3PurdueChaney 3-yard run (pass failed)Notre Dame 27-6
4PurdueBriggs 22-yard field goalNotre Dame 27-9
4Notre DameJohnson 13-yard run (Carney kick)Notre Dame 34-9
4Notre DameGreen 27-yard run (Carney kick )Notre Dame 41-9

Minnesota

At Illinois

Ohio State

Ohio State Buckeyes (4–2) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 6 9 17739
Purdue 0 3 0811

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 6:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,737
  • Referee: Otho Kortz
  • Box Score
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

At Northwestern

Purdue at Northwestern
1 234Total
• Boilermakers 7 073 17
Wildcats 3 1003 16
Scoring summary
1NWDuvic 27 yard field goalNorthwestern 3-0
1PURMcCline 2 yard run (Briggs kick)Purdue 7-3
2NWGreenfield 1 yard run (Duvic kick)Northwestern 10-7
2NWDuvic 40 yard field goalNorthwestern 13-7
3PURC. Williams 69 yard pass from Downing (Briggs kick)Purdue 14-13
4NWDuvic 52 yard field goalNorthwestern 16-14
4:04PURBriggs 25 yard field goalPurdue 17-16

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Michigan

#3 Michigan at Purdue
1 234Total
• Wolverines 7 1770 31
Boilermakers 0 007 7

At Iowa

Purdue at Iowa
1 234Total
Boilermakers 7 007 14
• Hawkeyes 14 7147 42
Scoring summary
Q1PurdueRod Woodson 100-yard interception return (Briggs kick)Purdue 7–0
Q1IOWAEarly 64-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick)Tied 7–7
Q1IOWABayless 31-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 14–7
Q2IOWAHarmon 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 21–7
Q3IOWAFlagg 15-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 28–7
Q3IOWABayless run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 42–7
Q4IOWAWatkins 42-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 42–7
Q4PurdueSchieb 18-yard pass from Downing (Briggs kick)IOWA 42–14

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Indiana

Indiana Hoosiers (6–4) at Purdue Boilermakers (2–8)
Period 1 2 34Total
Indiana 0 0 7815
Purdue 10 0 0717

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 69,748
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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
  • No scoring
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
  • IND – Anthony Thompson – 31 rushes, 131 yards, TD
  • PUR – Rod Woodson – 15 rushes, 93 yards
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

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Rod Woodson Cornerback 1 10 Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

  1. ^ Tommy George (November 9, 1986). "U-M rumbles, 31-7: Rose Bowl gets down to Wolverines vs. OSU". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 15E – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Koerner, Dave (November 23, 1986). "Looking as good as gold, the Boilers are spoilers". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. C1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Koerner, Dave (November 23, 1986). "A bowl, no Bucket for the Hoosiers (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. C6. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  5. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 91. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Gainesville November 3, 1986
  7. ^ "Hawkeyes pummel Purdue". Indianapolis Star via newspapers.com. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  8. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Nov 23. Retrieved 2022-Oct-03.
  9. ^ "1987 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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