1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1991 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1991 record	4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Colletto (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Turner (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Moe Ankney (1st season)
Captain	Bob Dressel
Captain	Frank Kmet
Captain	Rick Smith
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 67,861)
Seasons

1991 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6/6 Michigan †	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#10/10 Iowa	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Indiana	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The team was coached by head coach Jim Colletto.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	1:00 PM	Eastern Michigan*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana		W 49–3	40,684
September 14	3:00 PM	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, California		L 18–42	39,000
September 28	1:00 PM	No. 8 Notre Dame*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana (Shillelagh Trophy)		L 20–45	68,943
October 5	1:00 PM	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois		W 17–14	26,814
October 12	1:30 PM	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis		L 3–6	31,939
October 19	1:00 PM	Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana		W 28–7	43,650
October 26	4:00 PM	No. 11 Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana	ESPN	L 21–31	33,461
November 2	12:30 PM	at No. 2 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan	ESPN	L 0–42	105,401
November 9	1:00 PM	Illinois	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana (Purdue Cannon)		L 14–41	34,582
November 16	1:00 PM	Michigan State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana		W 27–17	30,774
November 23	1:00 PM	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 22–24	51,596
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time