Purdue University

Purdue University is a public land-grant university system within the state of Indiana. Purdue?s main academic campus is located in the city of West Lafayette, on the banks of the Wabash River. Satellite campuses are located in Hammond, Fort Wayne, Kokomo, Westville, and other cities. Purdue also has three campuses affiliated with Indiana University, and Purdue?s School of Technology has seven satellite locations throughout Indiana. With 18,209 acres (74 km²) and over 68,000 students, Purdue is one of the largest university systems in the United States. The main campus has over 30,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students. The university is particularly noted for its engineering, agriculture, and business programs, which consistently rank among the best in the country. Purdue is also home to the state of Indiana's school of veterinary medicine, and a number of research facilities, including Discovery Park.

Athletics

Purdue is home to 18 Division I-A NCAA teams including football, basketball, cross country, tennis, wrestling, golf, volleyball and others. Purdue is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference, and played a central role in its creation. Traditional rivals include Big Ten colleagues the Indiana Hoosiers and the Illinois Fighting Illini, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from the Big East Conference. The Boilermakers battle the Hoosiers on the football field each year to win the Old Oaken Bucket, Purdue leads the series first played in 1925, 66-35-6.

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NCAA - Big Ten Conference - Indiana - Illinois - Notre Dame - Big East Conference - Old Oaken Bucket - 1925

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The Boilermaker men's and women's basketball teams have won more Big Ten Championships than any other conference school, with 27 conference banners, including a league-leading 21 for the men?s team. Men?s head coach Gene Keady coached his final season with the Boilermakers in the 2004 ? 2005 season after 25 years with the Boilermakers. Coach Keady became Purdue's all-time-winningest coach on December 6, 1997. In his years at Purdue, Keady has led the Boilermakers to more than 500 victories.

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Gene Keady - 2004 - 2005 - December 6 - 1997

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The Boilermaker football team, once a minor player in the conference, has enjoyed a significant resurgence in recent years under the leadership of head coach Joe Tiller. Before Tiller joined the Boilers as the 33rd head coach in 1996, the team had not seen a bowl game since 1984. The team has made a bowl appearance every year of Tiller?s leadership. After his first season at Purdue, Tiller was named National Coach of the Year by both Football News and Kickoff magazines, the GTE Region 3 Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association and the Big Ten Dave McClain Coach of the Year.

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Joe Tiller - 1996 - 1984

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