# 1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Colletto, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place the Big Ten. Purdue suffered its seventh consecutive losing season. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 1:00 pm | Eastern Michigan* | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | | W 49–3 | 40,684 |
| September 14 | 3:00 pm | at California* | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | | L 18–42 | 39,000 |
| September 28 | 1:00 pm | No. 8 Notre Dame* | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (rivalry) | | L 20–45 | 68,943 |
| October 5 | 1:00 pm | at Northwestern | Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL | | W 17–14 | 26,814 |
| October 12 | 1:30 pm | at Minnesota | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN | | L 3–6 | 31,939 |
| October 19 | 1:00 pm | Wisconsin | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | | W 28–7 | 43,650 |
| October 26 | 4:00 pm | No. 11 Iowa | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | ESPN | L 21–31 | 33,461 |
| November 2 | 12:30 pm | at No. 2 Michigan | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ESPN | L 0–42 | 105,401 |
| November 9 | 1:00 pm | Illinois | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (rivalry) | | L 14–41 | 34,582 |
| November 16 | 1:00 pm | Michigan State | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | | W 27–17 | 30,774 |
| November 23 | 1:00 pm | at Indiana | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) | WTTV | L 22–24 | 51,596 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Eastern Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| E. Michigan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Purdue | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
* Date: September 7, 1991
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 40,684
* Most points scored by Purdue since 1987 vs. Wisconsin
* Most rushing yards in a game since 1983 vs. Indiana
* Jim Colletto first Purdue coach to win first game since Alex Agase (1973)
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| E. Michigan | Passing | | |
| E. Michigan | Rushing | | |
| E. Michigan | Receiving | | |
| Purdue | Passing | Eric Hunter | 4/11, 59 Yds |
| Purdue | Rushing | Arlee Connors | 7 Rush, 68 Yds |
| Purdue | Receiving | | |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | EMU | PU |
| 1 | 14:06 | | | | Purdue | Interception returned 66 yards for touchdown by Jim Schwantz, kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 3:38 | 7 | 84 | | Purdue | Eric Hunter 27-yard touchdown run, kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | | 7 | 35 | | Purdue | Earl Coleman 1-yard touchdown run, kick good | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | | | | | E. Michigan | 43-yard field goal by Jim Langeloh | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | 5:34 | 15 | 80 | | Purdue | Corey Rogers 1-yard touchdown run, kick good | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | 4:17 | | | | Purdue | Eric Hunter 8-yard touchdown run, kick good | 3 | 35 |
| 4 | | | | | Purdue | Earl Coleman 2-yard touchdown run, kick good | 3 | 42 |
| 4 | 5:36 | | | | Purdue | Luis Smikle 1-yard touchdown run, kick good | 3 | 49 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 3 | 49 |

### At Minnesota

* Jeff Hill 12 rushes, 110 yards

### Illinois

* Corey Rogers 20 rushes, 146 yards

### Indiana

* Jeff Hill 16 rushes, 116 yards