• While Purdue University's engineering school and its beloved basketball program often hog the limelight, the Boilermakers college football team has also done well for itself at times in its long history, having won the Big Ten Conference eight times and appeared in 15 bowl games.

• 1. Head coach: Joe Tiller
  2. Inaugural season: 1887
  3. Joined league: 1896
  4. Conference titles: Eight
  5. Home: Ross-Ade Stadium
  6. Capacity: 62,500
  7. Field: Bermuda grass
  8. All-time: 558-473-48
  9. Colors: Old gold and black
  10. Fight song: "Hail Purdue!"
  11. Bitter rival: Indiana
  12. 2008 W-L: Conf: 2-6; overall: 4-8

• Quarterback U

  Purdue has a reputation for grooming some of college football's best-ever quarterbacks. At the top of the list are Super Bowl standouts (and eventual broadcasters) Bob Griese and Len Dawson, and the New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees.

• Players in the NFL

  • Cliff Avril (Defensive End)
  • Akin Ayodele (Linebacker)
  • Drew Brees (Quarterback)
  • Rosevelt Colvin (Linebacker)
  • Ray Edwards (Defensive End)
  • Gilbert Gardner (Linebacker)
  • Brandon Gorin (Offensive Tackle)
  • Nick Hardwick (Center)
  • Landon Johnson (Linebacker)
  • Stanford Keglar (Linebacker)
  • Dustin Keller (Tight End)
  • Niko Koutouvides (Linebacker)
  • Matt Light (Offensive Tackle)
  • Rob Ninkovich (Linebacker)
  • Uche Nwaneri (Guard)
  • Chike Okeafor (Defensive End)
  • Kyle Orton (Quarterback)
  • Mike Otto (Offensive Tackle)
  • Shaun Phillips (Linebacker)
  • Bernard Pollard (Safety)
  • Jacques Reeves (Cornerback)
  • Stuart Schweigert (Safety)
  • Anthony Spencer (Linebacker)
  • John Standeford (Wide Receiver)
  • Craig Terrill (Defensive Tackle)
  • Jeff Zgonina (Defensive Tackle)

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