The 1988 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented

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as a member of the

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during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach

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, 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 Ross–Ade Stadium is a stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, on the campus of Purdue University. It is the home field of Purdue Boilermakers football. The stadium was dedicated on November 22, 1924, and named in honor of Purdue alumni George Ade ...

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Schedule

Personnel

Game summaries

Washington

Ohio

At Notre Dame

Minnesota

At Illinois

At Ohio State

*First road win for

at Purdue *First win at Columbus since 1967

Iowa

At Wisconsin

Michigan State

At Northwestern

Indiana

Awards

*Brian Fox – Big Ten All-Freshman Team

References

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Purdue Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

Purdue Boilermakers football seasons

Purdue Boilermakers football The Purdue Boilermakers football team represents Purdue University in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football. Purdue plays its home games at Ross–Ade Stadium on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. ...