Editing Purdue Boilermakers (section)

===Football===
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[[File:1890 Purdue football team.png|thumb|Purdue's 1890 team]]
In the early 1890s Purdue fielded dominating football teams. In 1891 Purdue went 4-0, outscoring opponents 192-0. In 1892 Purdue went 8-0, outscoring opponents 320-24. In 1893 Purdue went 5-2-1, outscoring opponents 334-144. In 1894 Purdue went 9-1, outscoring opponents 288-36. Over these four years, Purdue's combined record was 26-3-1, outscoring opponents 1134-204. Purdue beat in-state rival Indiana University 60-0, 68-0, 64-0, and 6-0 by an understandable forfeit. Purdue went 2-1 against Illinois, 2-1 Wisconsin, 3-0 against Chicago and split 2 games with Michigan.

The Purdue Boilermakers competed as an independent until 1889. In 1890, they joined the [[Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] and, finally, was a founding member of the [[Big Ten Conference]] in 1896. The Purdue Boilermakers were Big Ten Conference Champions in 1918, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1952, 1967, and 2000. However, they made their first appearance in the [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] — the "grand-daddy of them all" — with a 1966 second-place finish in the Big Ten; conference rules at that time prevented Michigan State from appearing in consecutive Rose Bowls. The Boilermakers, under [[National Football League|NFL]] hall-of-famer [[Bob Griese]], defeated the [[University of Southern California]] Trojans 14-13 to win the 1967 Rose Bowl. When the Boilermakers shared the Big Ten title the following season, the consecutive-appearance rule kept them out of the 1968 Rose Bowl. Purdue did not return to the Rose Bowl until 2001, under future [[New Orleans Saints]] quarterback, [[Drew Brees]], losing to the [[University of Washington]] Huskies 34-24.

[[File:UM v Purdue 079 (53311748477).jpg|thumb|Purdue v Michigan game in 2023]]
The Boilermakers have appeared in a total of 21 post-season bowl games, compiling a record of 11-10. Their most recent victory was a 48-45 victory over the [[University of Tennessee]] [[Tennessee Volunteers|Volunteers]] in the [[2021 Music City Bowl]], with their most recent appearance being a 63–7 defeat dealt by the [[LSU]] [[LSU Tigers|Tigers]] at the [[2023 Citrus Bowl]].

Purdue has traditionally been called the "Cradle of Quarterbacks",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://purduesports.com/sports/2018/5/21/cradle-of-quarterbacks.aspx |title=Cradle of Quarterbacks |website=PurdueSports.com |access-date=2022-05-04}}</ref> having produced NFL stars [[Cecil Isbell]], [[Dale Samuels]], [[Bob DeMoss]], NFL Hall of Famer and [[Super Bowl]] MVP [[Len Dawson]], NFL Hall of Famer [[Bob Griese]], [[Mike Phipps]], [[Gary Danielson]], [[Mark Herrmann]], [[Scott Campbell (American football)|Scott Campbell]], [[Jim Everett]], Eric Hunter, Billy Dicken, [[Kyle Orton]], and [[Super Bowl]] MVP [[Drew Brees]]. Purdue QBs have thrown more touchdowns in the NFL than those from any other university, 1,754 at the end of the 2023 season. In 2011, there were three starting quarterbacks in the NFL from Purdue: Drew Brees of the [[New Orleans Saints]], Kyle Orton of the [[Denver Broncos]], and [[Curtis Painter]] of the [[Indianapolis Colts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/colleges/purdue/stats.htm |title=Purdue Alumni Pro Stats |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=2015-08-30}}</ref> Current NFL QBs are [[David Blough]] of the [[Detroit Lions]] and [[Aidan O'Connell]] of the [[Las Vegas Raiders]]. The team is currently coached by [[Barry Odom]].