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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'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.
With the name change, the school's colors changed from royal blue and White to the old gold and black used by the other three Purdue University campuses. [5] On June 18, 2018, the school announced that beginning July 1, 2018 all NCAA sports teams will be known as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastadons. [6]
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Purdue Boilermakers forward Kendall Puryear (22) shoots the ball Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, during the women’s basketball exhibition game against the Indiana Tech Warriors at Mackey Arena in West ...
Turning to 2026, Purdue has also already offered four-star, top-300 safety Marcelo Vitti. Iowa, Michigan, Penn Sate and Auburn are among others pursuing the Dearborn (Mich.) Divine Child prospect.
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 ...
Ackerman-Allen was originally called the "Purdue South Course" due to its location just south of Cherry Lane. The course was built in 1934 by Indiana Golf Hall of Famer Bill Diddle. Purdue South Course was modified in 1968 by Larry Packard and again in 1996 with the opening of the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex. [7]