Purdue Boilermakers NCAA Football Ticket Information

Boilermaker is the official nickname of the intercollegiate athletic teams of Purdue University. And just like with other athletic names, it is sometimes used to name the students and alumni of Purdue University. In the field of athletics, the University is mostly known for its football and basketball teams.

The nickname Boilermakers dates back to the year of 1891. It is exactly than that the Purdue football team sensationally won over its rival, Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The score was crashing: 44-0. An article in the newspaper Crawfordsville Daily Argus News from October 26, 1891 called the members of the team the Burly Boiler Makers from Purdue. The local newspapers and journals started using their name and one more paper characterized the players as coal heavers, boiler makers and stevedores. During the next few years the team was called grangers, pumpkin-shuckers, railsplitters, however in the long run Boilermakers became the most widely used name and later became official.

The Purdues's official colors are gold, black and white. These colors have been in use by the team of Purdue since 1887.

The Purdue Boilermakers remained an independent team only until the year of 1889. In 1890, they joined the Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association, and later became the members of the Big Ten Conference. The Purdue Boilermakers have been Big-Ten Conference winners for several years. Purdue has got several figures in the NFL hall of Fame, namely Bob Griese, Super Bowl MVP Len Dawson, Drew Brees, Jim Everett, Mark Herrmann, and Kyle Orton. The present coach for the Boilermakers football team is Joe Tiller.

What concerns the basketball program, it should be noted that the Boilermaker men's and womens teams have been champions in Big Ten Championships many more times than probably any other conference institution. Mens previous coach Gene Keady trained his last season with the team in the 2004 – 2005 season, having worked for 25 years with the Boilermakers. He became Purdue's all-times best coach in 1997. Under his supervision at Purdue, the Boilermakers knew more than five hundred victories. Coach Keady has been named in The Sporting News as the best college coach never to make the final four. The present coach for the basketball team of Boilermakers is Matt Painter.

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