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The Purdue Boilermakers are the official intercollegiate athletics teams representing Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana. As is common with athletic nicknames, the Boilermakers nickname is also used as colloquial designation of Purdue's students and alumni at large. The nickname is often shortened to "Boilers" by fans.
What is a Boilermaker? Here's an explanation on Purdue's unique nickname as the basketball team heads into the 2024 NCAA Tournament:
The Boilermakers finished the 2013 season 1–11, one of the worst seasons in Purdue history. [75] The Boilermakers went 3–9 in 2014, 2–10 in 2015, and were 3–3 in 2016 when on October 16, 2016, Hazell was fired with a record of 9–33 with the Boilermakers, including 3–24 in conference play. [76]
The Boilermaker Special II (1953-1960) and its trailer (1956-1993) In 1953, the Boilermaker Special II was created by installing the original Baldwin body from the Boilermaker Special I on an International Harvester truck chassis. This meant that the Boilermaker Special II was visually identical to the Boilermaker Special I.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Moments after the Purdue Boilermakers defeated the Tennessee Volunteers, the call for fans to welcome the Boilermakers back from the tournament began to appear on X.
Students and fans alike rejoiced in Purdue’s first national championship appearance since 1964. Now the Boilermakers had one last heavyweight to knock out — defending NCAA champion UConn.
Purdue attempted to redesign Purdue Pete's costume due to concerns that the over-sized head was perceived as scary by younger fans, as well as the transfer of the original designer and fabricator of the Purdue Pete heads, Professor Raymond Thompson, to Dubai Aerospace University. However, the redesign was met with outrage and criticism.
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