Conference Big Ten Conference AP No. 15 Head coach Joe Tiller (1st year) | Coaches No. 15 1997 record 9–3 (6–2 Big Ten) Offensive coordinator Jim Chaney (1st year) | |
The 1997 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. They played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and were members of the Big Ten Conference.
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Coaching staff
Starters
Toledo
Joe Tiller's first game as Purdue head coach
Notre Dame
In Joe Tiller's first home game, Purdue snapped an 11-game losing streak to Notre Dame as fans tore down the goalposts after the victory. Edwin Watson, who had two touchdown runs, had said earlier in the week that former head coach and new Irish offensive coordinator Jim Colletto "was used to losing here (Purdue), so it would be nothing new for him."
Wisconsin
With the win over Wisconsin, Purdue is off to its best start since 1978 and produced their first five-game winning streak since 1980.