# 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jim Colletto, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 2–5–1 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 11:00 am | at No. 23 West Virginia* | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | SCA | W 26–24 | 60,876 |
| September 9 | 2:30 pm | No. 25 Notre Dame* | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (rivalry) | ABC | L 28–35 | 68,876 |
| September 23 | 2:30 pm | Michigan State | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | ABC | T 35–35 | 41,655 |
| September 30 | 1:00 pm | Ball State* | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | | W 35–13 | 49,314 |
| October 7 | 6:00 pm | at Minnesota | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN | | L 38–39 | 39,343 |
| October 14 | 11:30 am | No. 20 Penn State | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | ESPN | L 23–26 | 58,254 |
| October 21 | 11:30 am | at No. 4 Ohio State | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ESPN | L 0–28 | 90,111 |
| November 4 | 12:00 pm | Wisconsin | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | Creative | W 38–27 | 37,542 |
| November 11 | 12:00 pm | at No. 13 Michigan | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ESPN | L 0–5 | 103,721 |
| November 18 | 3:30 pm | No. 5 Northwestern | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | ABC | L 8–23 | 46,254 |
| November 24 | 11:00 am | at Indiana | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) | Creative | W 51–14 | 34,029 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 10 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
* Date: September 2, 1995
* Game attendance: 60,876
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PUR - Bobich 37 yard field goal
PUR - Alford 18 yard pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)
Second quarter
PUR - Bobich 24 yard field goal
PUR - Rogers 17 yard run (two-point conversion failed)
Third quarter
WVU - Walker 4 yard run (Baumann kick)
WVU - Walker 8 yard run (Baumann kick)
Fourth quarter
WVU - Baumann 43 yard field goal
PUR - Rogers 1 yard run (Bobich kick)
WVU - Walker 8 yard run (Baumann kick)
Mike Alstott 17 Rush, 109 Yds
(West Virginia kicker Bryan Baumann missed the potential game-winning 26-yard field goal with 22 seconds left.) :

### Notre Dame

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Notre Dame | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Purdue | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 28 |
at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
* Date: September 9, 1995
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 70,569
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PUR - Rogers 42 yard run (Bobich kick)
Second quarter
ND - Kinder 30 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)
ND - Mayes 12 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)
PUR - Bobich 25 yard field goal
Third quarter
ND - Sollman 15 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)
PUR - Bobich 21 yard field goal
ND - Mosley 51 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)
Fourth quarter
PUR - Watson 13 yard run (Bobich kick)
PUR - D Brown 54 yard interception return (Rogers reception for two-point conversion)
ND - Kinder 52 yard run (Kopka kick)
Top Rushers
ND - Kinder - 14 rushes, 142 yards
PUR - Mike Alstott - 21 rushes, 115 yards
Top Passers
ND - Ron Powlus - 17/25, 252 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs
PUR - Rick Trefzger - 15/27, 181 yards, 2 INTs
Top Receivers
ND - Mayes - 7 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
PUR - Alford- 7 receptions, 91 yards :

### Michigan State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Michigan State | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 35 |
| Purdue | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
* Date: September 23, 1995
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 43,070
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
MSU - Mason 43 pass from Banks (C Gardner kick)
PUR - Alford 29 pass from Reeves (Bobich kick)
MSU - S Greene 21 run (C Gardner kick)
Second quarter
PUR - Alford 69 pass from Alstott (Bobich kick)
PUR - Alstott 6 run (Bobich kick)
MSU - Mason 7 pass from Banks (kick failed)
Third quarter
MSU - S Greene 3 run (Banks run for two-point conversion)
Fourth quarter
PUR - Rogers 1 run (Bobich kick)
MSU - S Greene 70 run (C Gardner kick)
PUR - Rogers 4 run (Bobich kick)
Top Rushers
MSU - S Greene 17 rushes, 161 yards, 3 TDs
PUR - Alstott 20 rushes, 136 yards, 1 TD
Top Passers
MSU - Banks 16/25, 208 yards, 1 INT
PUR - Alstott 1/1, 69 yards, 1 TD
PUR - Trefzger 9/15, 110 yards
PUR - Reeves 9/16, 122 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Top Receivers
MSU - Mason 7 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TDs
PUR - Olivadotti 5 receptions, 73 yards
PUR - Alford 4 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TDs :

### Ball State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ball State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Purdue | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
* Date: September 30, 1995
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 50,733
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PUR - Rogers 5 run (Bobich kick)
BALL - FG Lockliear 39
Second quarter
PUR - Winston 23 interception return (Bobich kick)
BALL - FG Lockliear 39
PUR - L Johnson 99 kickoff return (Bobich kick)
Third quarter
PUR - Alstott 2 run (Bobich kick)
Fourth quarter
PUR - Alford 14 pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)
BALL - Abernathy 13 pass from Knisely (Lockliear kick)
Top Passers
BALL - Baldwin - 16/27, 106 yards, 1 INT
PUR - Rick Trefzger - 5/9, 65 yards, 1 TD
Top Rushers
BALL - Moore - 11 rushes, 78 yards
PUR - Mike Alstott - 22 rushes, 127 yards, 1 TD
Top Receivers
BALL - Abernathy 8 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
PUR - Alford - 3 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD :

### Minnesota

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 39 |
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Date: October 7, 1995
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cool, 72 °F (22 °C), No Wind (indoors)
* Game attendance: 39,343
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PUR - Alstott 11 run (Bobich kick)
MIN - Sauter 1 run (Chalberg kick)
Second quarter
PUR - Bobich 19 FG
PUR - Alstott 1 run (Bobich kick)
Third quarter
MIN - Darkins 7 run (Chalberg kick)
PUR - Alstott 3 run (Bobich kick)
MIN - Darkins 45 run (Chalberg kick)
MIN - Chalberg 48 FG
PUR - Alford 78 pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)
Fourth quarter
MIN - Darkins 24 run (Chalberg kick)
PUR - Trefzger 4 run (Bobich kick)
MIN - Sauter 1 run (Thelwell pass from Sauter)
Top Passers
PUR - Rick Trefzger - 13/24, 264 yards, 1 TD
MIN - Cory Sauter - 15/26, 142 yards, 1 INT
Top Rushers
MIN - Chris Darkins - 38 rushes, 294 yards, 3 TDs
PUR - *Mike Alstott 28 rushes, 133 yards, 3 TDs
Top Receivers
PUR - Brian Alford - 6 receptions, 172 yards, 1 TD
MIN - Ryan Thelwell - 6 receptions, 55 yards :

### Penn State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penn State | 0 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| Purdue | 6 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
* Date: October 14, 1995
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game attendance: 60,455
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PUR - Bobich 37-yard field goal
PUR - Bobich 21-yard field goal
Second quarter
PSU - Engram 48-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
PSU - Conway 35-yard field goal
PUR - Alstott 18-yard run (Bobich kick)
Third quarter
PSU - Conway 42-yard field goal
PSU - Conway 33-yard field goal
Fourth quarter
PUR - Bobich 22-yard field goal
PUR - Rogers 4-yard run (Bobich kick)
PSU - Conway 25-yard field goal
PSU - Archie 16-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
Top Rushers
PSU - Curtis Enis - 18 rushes, 85 yards
PUR - Mike Alstott - 24 rushes, 149 yards, 1 TD :

### Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: October 21, 1995
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Overcast, Some Rain 40 °F (4 °C), Wind S 10-15
* Game attendance: 93,111
* Referee: Dick Honig
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
Second quarter
OSU - Rickey Dudley 30-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
Third quarter
OSU - Terry Glenn 7-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
OSU - Terry Glenn 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
Fourth quarter
No scoring
Top Passers
OSU - Bobby Hoying - 20/29, 276 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
PUR - John Reeves - 7/17, 67 yards, 2 INTs
Top Rushers
PUR - Mike Alstott - 26 rushes, 109 yards
OSU - Eddie George - 23 rushes, 104 yards, 1 TD
Top Receivers
OSU - Buster Tillman - 6 receptions, 96 yards
OSU - Terry Glenn - 6 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TDs
Top Tacklers
OSU - Antoine Winfield - 11 (9 solo, 2 assisted)
OSU - Ryan Miller - 8 (2 solo, 6 assisted)
PUR - Bob O'Connor - 8 (5 solo, 3 assisted)
Interceptions
OSU - 2 - Ty Howard (1), Ryan Miller (1)
PUR - 1 - Derrick Winston
Fumbles Recovered
PUR - 1 - Derrick Brown :

### Wisconsin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Purdue | 14 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 38 |
at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
* Date: November 4, 1995
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game attendance: 39,125
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PUR - Alford 64-yard pass from Tretzger (Bobich kick)
WIS - Weems 75-yard interception return (Hall kick)
PUR - Watson 63-yard run (Bobich kick)
Second quarter
PUR - Alstott 40-yard run (kick failed)
WIS - Simmons 31-yard pass from Samuel (Hall kick)
Third quarter
WIS - Stecker 7-yard run (Hall kick)
PUR - Watson 2-yard run (Blackman pass from Tretzger)
Fourth quarter
PUR - Bobich 20-yard field goal
WIS - Hayes 54-yard pass from Samuel (run failed)
PUR - Alstott 2-yard run (Bobich kick)
Top Passers
WIS - Samuel - 6/15, 122 yards
PUR - Tretzger - 15/22, 201 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Top Rushers
PUR - Mike Alstott - 36 rushes, 204 yards, 2 TDs
PUR - Edwin Watson 21 rushes, 194 yards, 2 TDs
Top Receivers
PUR - Alford - 4 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD
WIS - T. Simmons - 3 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD :

### Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Date: November 11, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 103,721
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
MICH - Remy Hamilton 25-yard field goal
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
MICH - Safety, Rick Trefzger tackled by Clarence Thompson
Top Rushers
PUR - Watson - 9 rushes, 31 yards
MICH - Tim Biakabutuka - 14 rushes, 84 yards
Top Passers
PUR - Rick Trefzger - 11/19, 84 yards, 1 INT
MICH - Brian Griese - 11/24, 101 yards, 1 INT
Top Receivers
PUR - Olivadotti 4 receptions, 27 yards
PUR - Alford 2 receptions, 240 yards
MICH - Mercury Hayes - 4 receptions, 42 yards
MICH - Amani Toomer - 3 receptions, 25 yards :

### Northwestern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Northwestern | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
* Date: November 18, 1995
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game attendance: 47,172
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
NU - Chris Martin 76-yard interception return (Gowins kick)
Second quarter
NU - D'Wayne Bates 72-yard pass from Steve Schnur (Gowins kick)
Third quarter
NU - Safety
NU - Steve Schnur 1-yard run (Gowins kick)
Fourth quarter
PUR - Watson 3-yard run (Alstott reception)
PUR: Mike Alstott - 25 rushes, 264 yards, 2-pt. conversion catch :

### Indiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 10 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 51 |
| Indiana | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: November 24, 1995
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game attendance: 34,029
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PUR - Alstott 1-yard run (Bobich kick)
PUR - Bobich 26-yard field goal
Second quarter
PUR - Alford 7-yard pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)
PUR - Alford 10-yard pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)
IND - Greenlee 3-yard run (Horn kick)
Third quarter
PUR - Rogers 2-yard run (Bobich kick)
IND - Smith 6-yard run (Horn kick)
PUR - Alstott 1-yard run (Bobich kick)
PUR - Alstott 62-yard run (Bobich kick)
Fourth quarter
PUR - Watson 3-yard run (kick failed)
Top Rushers
PUR - Mike Alstott - 25 rushes, 264 yards, 3 TDs
IND - Smith - 17 rushes, 64 yards, 1 TD
Top Passers
PUR - Rick Trefzger - 10/16, 161 yards, 2 TDs
IND - Greenlee - 17/32, 154 yards
Top Receivers
PUR - Allen - 5 receptions, 99 yards
IND - Stoner - 6 receptions, 50 yards :