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The team wore gold pants with two black stripes on the sides, and the helmets were old gold with black numbers and one black stripe down the middle. The gold in the throwback uniforms was more yellow in hue than that in the regular 1997–present uniforms. David Hedelin in the all-black Purdue uniforms. In 2002, Purdue changed from its black ...
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. [8] The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture; [9] the first classes were held on September 16, 1874.
Purdue's official mascot is a locomotive, the Boilermaker Special. The Monon Railroad had its main locomotive shops in Lafayette, not far from campus. Purdue's athletic teams wear a combination of old-gold, black, and white, colors that have identified Purdue since 1887.
An abrupt ending. On Jan. 12, 1952, Hall scored six points in Purdue’s 85-83 loss at Northwestern. Northwestern limited Hall to a low-scoring night, but he scored a late bucket to give the ...
Zach Edey and his Purdue teammates certainly earned a Thanksgiving feast. Edey had 28 points and 15 rebounds to carry the second-ranked Boilermakers to a 78-75 win over No. 4 Marquette in the ...
The Purdue band is also famous for its five Featured Twirler positions: [5] the Golden Girl, the Silver Twins, the Girl in Black, and Miss Boilerette. Purdue's Golden Girl rank among the nation's best twirlers and is at the top of her art form. This talented performer is selected by audition each April, and serves as a leader of the AAMB as ...
The Purdue University system is a public university system in the U.S. state of Indiana. A land-grant university with nearly 75,000 students across three institutions comprising five physical campuses, a statewide technology program, extension centers in each of Indiana's 92 counties, and continuing education programs.
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