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Purdue

B10 · 1990 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
8th
1–7 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
634–616–48
0.507 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1892
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 3 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Purdue head-to-head · History & Eras

1990 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC10–2L 14–20
5Week 5 · Sep 25INDIANA STATEUnranked—W 41–13
6Week 6 · Oct 2Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 11–37
7Week 7 · Oct 9Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–5L 7–19
8Week 8 · Oct 16Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB108–4L 0–34
9Week 9 · Oct 23Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB107–4–1L 2–42
10Week 10 · Oct 30Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB108–3–1L 33–55
11Week 11 · Nov 6Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB109–3L 13–38
12Week 12 · Nov 13Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB102–9W 33–13
13Week 13 · Nov 20Iowa (IOWA)H2HB108–4L 9–38
14Week 14 · Nov 27Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB106–5–1L 14–28

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
5.981
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-31
-33+2
  • Northwestern +2
  • Washington -2
  • Notre Dame -3
  • Michigan State -3
  • Michigan -3
  • Illinois -4
  • Ohio State -4
  • Iowa -4
  • Minnesota -5
  • Indiana -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #90Better than 35%
Win % Place 95thBetter than 31%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#90Regular Season Final#90Post-Season W1#90Post-Season W2#90Post-Season W4#90Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
+28
-26
-12
-34
-40
-22
-25
+20
-29
-14

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#451985#851986#791987#831988#781989

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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