The School
President Abraham Lincoln signs the Morrill Land Grant Act in 1862 and in 1865 the Indiana General Assembly votes to build an educational institution of higher learning. In 1874 classes open with six instructors and 39 students. 13 years later the "black and gold" play their first football game.
The Mascot
Thanks to the engineering school the students acquired many nicknames: rail splitters, blacksmiths, foundry molders, even pumpkin shuckers. Jokes pervaded the football team recruited from the rail yards. In 1891, Purdue beat Wabash 44-0. A write-up in the Daily Argus-News read, "Wabash Snowed Completely Under by the Burly Boiler Makers from Purdue."
At A Glance
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Latest
Season Summary
| Season |
Record |
Week 1
Rank (AP) |
Final Rank
(AP/CFP) |
Conf
Champs |
Nat
Champs |
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2025
|
2-10
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2024
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1-11
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2023
|
4-8
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2022
|
8-6
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2021
|
9-4
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2020
|
2-4
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2019
|
4-8
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2018
|
6-7
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2017
|
7-6
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2016
|
3-9
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2015
|
2-10
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2014
|
3-9
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2013
|
1-11
|
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2012
|
6-7
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2011
|
7-6
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2010
|
4-8
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2009
|
5-7
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2008
|
4-8
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2007
|
8-5
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2006
|
8-6
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2005
|
5-6
|
#13
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2004
|
7-5
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2003
|
9-4
|
#16
|
#12/-
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2002
|
7-6
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2001
|
6-6
|
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2000
|
8-4
|
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#14/-
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1999
|
7-5
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1998
|
9-4
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1997
|
9-3
|
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1996
|
3-8
|
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1995
|
4-6
|
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1994
|
4-5
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1993
|
1-10
|
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1992
|
4-7
|
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1991
|
4-7
|
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1990
|
2-9
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1989
|
3-8
|
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1988
|
4-7
|
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1987
|
3-7
|
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1986
|
3-8
|
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1985
|
5-6
|
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1984
|
7-5
|
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1983
|
3-7
|
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1982
|
3-8
|
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1981
|
5-6
|
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1980
|
9-3
|
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1979
|
10-2
|
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1978
|
9-2
|
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1977
|
5-6
|
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1976
|
5-6
|
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1975
|
4-7
|
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1974
|
4-6
|
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1973
|
5-6
|
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1972
|
6-5
|
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1971
|
3-7
|
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1970
|
4-6
|
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1969
|
8-2
|
#18
|
#17/-
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1968
|
8-2
|
#1
|
#12/-
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1967
|
8-2
|
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1966
|
9-2
|
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1965
|
7-2
|
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1964
|
6-3
|
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1963
|
5-4
|
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1962
|
4-4
|
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1961
|
6-3
|
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1960
|
4-4
|
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1959
|
5-2
|
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1958
|
6-1
|
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1957
|
5-4
|
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1956
|
3-4
|
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1955
|
5-3
|
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1954
|
5-3
|
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1953
|
2-7
|
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1952
|
4-3
|
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1951
|
5-4
|
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1950
|
2-7
|
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1949
|
4-5
|
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1948
|
3-6
|
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1947
|
5-4
|
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1946
|
2-6
|
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1945
|
7-3
|
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1944
|
5-5
|
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1943
|
9-0
|
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1942
|
1-8
|
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1941
|
2-5
|
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1940
|
2-6
|
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1939
|
3-3
|
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1938
|
5-1
|
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1937
|
4-3
|
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1936
|
5-2
|
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1935
|
4-4
|
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1934
|
5-3
|
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1933
|
6-1
|
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1932
|
7-0
|
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1931
|
9-1
|
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1930
|
6-2
|
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1929
|
8-0
|
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1928
|
5-2
|
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1927
|
6-2
|
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1926
|
5-2
|
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1925
|
3-4
|
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1924
|
5-2
|
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1923
|
2-5
|
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1922
|
1-5
|
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1921
|
1-6
|
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1920
|
2-5
|
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1919
|
2-4
|
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1918
|
3-3
|
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1917
|
3-4
|
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1916
|
2-4
|
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1915
|
3-3
|
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1914
|
5-2
|
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1913
|
4-1
|
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1912
|
4-2
|
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1911
|
3-4
|
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1910
|
1-5
|
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1909
|
2-5
|
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1908
|
4-3
|
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1907
|
0-5
|
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1906
|
0-5
|
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1905
|
6-1
|
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1904
|
9-3
|
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1903
|
4-2
|
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1902
|
7-2
|
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1901
|
4-4
|
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1900
|
4-4
|
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1899
|
4-4
|
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1898
|
3-3
|
|
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1897
|
5-3
|
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1896
|
4-2
|
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1895
|
4-3
|
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1894
|
9-1
|
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1893
|
5-2
|
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1892
|
8-0
|
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1891
|
4-0
|
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1890
|
3-3
|
|
|
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1889
|
2-1
|
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1887
|
0-1
|
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Team
The Team. The Team. The Team.