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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 .
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 Ball State * W 20–360,161 September 20 Pittsburgh * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN L 26–4155,621 September 27 at Notre Dame * L 9–4159,075 October 4 Minnesota Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN L 9–3663,067 October 11 at Illinois L 27–3473,720 October 18 Ohio State Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN L 11–3968,737 October 25 at Michigan State L 3–3777,063 November 1 at Northwestern W 17–1625,417 November 8 No. 3 Michigan Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN L 7–3161,323 [ 1] November 15 at Iowa L 14–4267,321 November 22 Indiana W 17–1569,784 [ 2] [ 3] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1986 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
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Jonathan Briggs
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
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Purdue at Notre Dame
1
2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers
0
0 6 3
9
• Fighting Irish
10
14 3 14
41
Scoring summary 1 Notre Dame Taylor 2-yard run (Carney kick) Notre Dame 7-0 1 Notre Dame Carney 42-yard field goal Notre Dame 10-0 2 Notre Dame Johnson 2-yard run (Carney kick) Notre Dame 17-0 2 Notre Dame Jackson 35-yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick) Notre Dame 24-0 3 Notre Dame Carney 49-yard field goal Notre Dame 27-0 3 Purdue Chaney 3-yard run (pass failed) Notre Dame 27-6 4 Purdue Briggs 22-yard field goal Notre Dame 27-9 4 Notre Dame Johnson 13-yard run (Carney kick) Notre Dame 34-9 4 Notre Dame Green 27-yard run (Carney kick ) Notre Dame 41-9
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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
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Purdue at Northwestern
1
2 3 4 Total
• Boilermakers
7
0 7 3
17
Wildcats
3
10 0 3
16
Scoring summary 1 NW Duvic 27 yard field goal Northwestern 3-0 1 PUR McCline 2 yard run (Briggs kick) Purdue 7-3 2 NW Greenfield 1 yard run (Duvic kick) Northwestern 10-7 2 NW Duvic 40 yard field goal Northwestern 13-7 3 PUR C. Williams 69 yard pass from Downing (Briggs kick) Purdue 14-13 4 NW Duvic 52 yard field goal Northwestern 16-14 4 :04 PUR Briggs 25 yard field goal Purdue 17-16
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#3 Michigan at Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
• Wolverines
7
17 7 0
31
Boilermakers
0
0 0 7
7
Purdue at Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers
7
0 0 7
14
• Hawkeyes
14
7 14 7
42
Scoring summary Q1 Purdue Rod Woodson 100-yard interception return (Briggs kick)Purdue 7–0 Q1 IOWA Early 64-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick) Tied 7–7 Q1 IOWA Bayless 31-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 14–7 Q2 IOWA Harmon 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 21–7 Q3 IOWA Flagg 15-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 28–7 Q3 IOWA Bayless run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 42–7 Q4 IOWA Watkins 42-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 42–7 Q4 Purdue Schieb 18-yard pass from Downing (Briggs kick) IOWA 42–14
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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 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 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 .
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^ 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 . ^ 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 ^ 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 ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF) . Purdue University Athletics. p. 91. Retrieved January 30, 2023 .^ Gainesville November 3, 1986
^ "Hawkeyes pummel Purdue" . Indianapolis Star via newspapers.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .^ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Nov 23. Retrieved 2022-Oct-03.
^ "1987 NFL Draft" . Pro Football Reference . Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
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