2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team information
American college football season
2012Purdue Boilermakers football
Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Oklahoma State, L 14–58
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Division
Leaders Division
Record
6–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Danny Hope (4th season)
Offensive coordinator
Gary Nord (4th season)
Offensive scheme
Pro spread
Defensive coordinator
Tim Tibesar (1st season)
Base defense
4–3
Captains
Offensive captains
Akeem Shavers
Caleb TerBush
Crosby Wright[1]
Defensive captains
Kawann Short
Ricardo Allen
Special teams captain
Raheem Mostert
Home stadium
Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy
7
–
1
10
–
4
No. 24 Michigan
6
–
2
8
–
5
No. 17 Northwestern
5
–
3
10
–
3
Michigan State
3
–
5
7
–
6
Iowa
2
–
6
4
–
8
Minnesota
2
–
6
6
–
7
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x
8
–
0
12
–
0
Penn State*
6
–
2
8
–
4
Wisconsin y$
4
–
4
8
–
6
Purdue
3
–
5
6
–
7
Indiana
2
–
6
4
–
8
Illinois
0
–
8
2
–
10
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
* Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented the Purdue University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers played in the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The team was led by head coach Danny Hope, who was in his fourth season and was fired after the end of the regular season.[2] The season finished with a won-loss record of 6–7 overall, 3–5 in Big 10 Leaders Division, finishing in 4th place. The team was invited the 2013 Heart of Dallas Bowl, where they were defeated by Oklahoma State, 58-14.
^"Boilermakers Name 2012 Football Captains". www.purduesports.com. Purdue University. April 13, 2012. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
^Rittenberg, Adam (November 25, 2012). "Purdue Fires Coach Danny Hope". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
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