# 1988 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1988 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Fred Akers, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | No. 20 Washington* | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | L 6–20 | 56,125 |
| September 17 | Ohio* | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | W 33–10 | 60,658 |
| September 24 | at No. 8 Notre Dame* | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | L 7–52 | 59,075 |
| October 1 | Minnesota | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, Indiana | W 14–10 | 61,805 |
| October 8 | at Illinois | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (rivalry) | L 0–20 | 63,743 |
| October 15 | at Ohio State | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | W 31–26 | 90,970 |
| October 22 | Iowa | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, Indiana | L 7–31 | 62,264 |
| October 29 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | W 9–6 | 51,147 |
| November 5 | Michigan State | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | L 3–48 | 55,639 |
| November 12 | at Northwestern | Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL | L 7–28 | 24,542 |
| November 19 | Indiana | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) | L 7–52 | 67,861 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||

## Game summaries
### Washington
### At Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| Ohio St | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Partly sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 90,970
* Referee: Jim Kemerling
* TV: WCMH
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
OSU – Carlos Snow 58-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:32. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:30.
Second quarter
OSU – Greg Frey 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 13:18. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:13.
PUR – Lance Scheib 46-yard pass from Brian Fox (Larry Sullivan kick), 10:52. Ohio St 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:17.
OSU – Pat O'Morrow 35-yard field goal, 0:48. Ohio St 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 3:52.
Third quarter
OSU – Pat O'Morrow 24-yard field goal, 10:22. Ohio St 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:10.
PUR – Ernie Schramayr 5-yard pass from Brian Fox (Larry Sullivan kick), 6:23. Ohio St 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:54.
PUR – Brian Fox 3-yard run (Larry Sullivan kick), 4:59. Purdue 21–20. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:14.
Fourth quarter
PUR – Ernie Schramayr 7-yard pass from Brian Fox (Larry Sullivan kick), 14:56. Purdue 28–20. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:29.
OSU – James Bryant 5-yard run (pass failed), 12:12. Purdue 28–26. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:38.
PUR – Larry Sullivan 49-yard field goal, 6:28. Purdue 31–26. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 5:39.
Top passers
PUR – Brian Fox – 19/27, 223 yards, 3 TD
OSU – Greg Frey – 10/21, 193 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
PUR – Jarrett Scales – 21 rushes, 62 yards
OSU – Carlos Snow – 20 rushes, 128 yards, TD
Top receivers
PUR – Ernie Schramayr – 13 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
OSU – Jeff Ellis – 3 receptions, 66 yards :
* First road win for Fred Akers at Purdue
* First win at Columbus since 1967

### Indiana
## Awards

* Brian Fox – Big Ten All-Freshman Team