List of Purdue Boilermakers head football coaches

The Purdue Boilermakers football program is a college football team that represents Purdue University in the Big Ten Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 34 head coaches since it started playing organized football in 1887 and has been known by the nickname Boilermakers since 1891. Purdue is an original member of the Big Ten, joining in 1896 after spending six years in the Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The Boilermakers have played in 1,117 games during their 122 seasons. Four coaches have led the Boilermakers to postseason bowl games: Jack Mollenkopf, Jim Young, Leon Burtnett, and Joe Tiller. Nine coaches have won conference championships with the Boilermakers: Snake Ames and D. M. Balliet in the Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association, and A. G. Scanlon, James Phelan, Noble Kizer, Elmer Burnham, Stu Holcomb, Mollenkopf and Tiller in the Big Ten. No Purdue coach has led the Boilermakers to a national championship. As of the end of the 2009 season, Tiller is the all-time leader in games coached (149) and wins (87), while Mollenkopf is the all-time leader years coached (14). Ames leads the Boilermakers in winning percentage with a perfect 1.000 in his two seasons at Purdue. Among coaches with more than two seasons of tenure, Kizer has the highest winning percentage, .750, and Fred Akers has the lowest winning percentage, with a record of 12-31-1 (.284) in four seasons.

Of the 35 Boilermakers coaches, three have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: Phelan, Mollenkopf and Young. None have received National Coach of the Year honors. Patrick Higgins, was named as an interim replacement for Danny Hope in November 2012. Higgins coached the Boilermakers in the Heart of Dallas Bowl on January 1st, 2013. Darrell Hazell was announced as the 35th head coach in December 2012.

Key

General

#	Number of coaches
CCs	Conference championships
NCs	National Championships
†	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame

Overall

GC	Games coached
OW	Wins
OL	Losses
OT	Ties
O%	Winning percentage

Conference

CW	Wins
CL	Losses
CT	Ties
C%	Winning percentage

Post-season

PW	Wins
PL	Losses
PT	Ties
P%	Winning percentage

Coaches

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season

#	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	PT	CCs	NCs	National awards
1	Albert Berg	1887	1	0	1	6999100000000000000♠0	.000	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
2	G. A. Reisner	1889	3	2	1	6999100000000000000♠0	.667	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
3	Clinton L. Hare	1890	6	3	3	6999100000000000000♠0	.500	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
4	Knowlton Ames	1891–1892	12	12	0	6999100000000000000♠0	1.000	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	2	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
5	D. M. Balliet	1893–1895, 1901	34	22	10	2	.676	6999100000000000000♠0	3	1	.125	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	2	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
6	Samuel M. Hammond	1896	7	4	2	1	.643	6999100000000000000♠0	2	1	.167	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
7	William W. Church	1897	9	5	3	1	.611	1	2	6999100000000000000♠0	.333	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
8	Alpha Jamison	1898–1900	23	11	11	1	.500	1	7	6999100000000000000♠0	.125	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
9	Charles M. Best	1902	10	7	2	1	.750	2	2	6999100000000000000♠0	.500	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
10	Oliver Cutts	1903–1904	18	13	5	6999100000000000000♠0	.722	1	4	6999100000000000000♠0	.200	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
11	Albert E. Herrnstein	1905	8	6	1	1	.813	1	1	1	.500	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
12	Myron E. Witham	1906	5	0	5	6999100000000000000♠0	.000	6999100000000000000♠0	3	6999100000000000000♠0	.000	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
13	Leigh C. Turner	1907	5	0	5	6999100000000000000♠0	.000	6999100000000000000♠0	3	6999100000000000000♠0	.000	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
14	Frederick A. Speik	1908–1909	14	6	8	6999100000000000000♠0	.429	1	7	6999100000000000000♠0	.125	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
15	Bill Horr	1910–1912	20	8	11	1	.425	3	9	1	.269	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
16	Andy Smith†	1913–1915	21	12	6	3	.643	6	5	2	.538	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
17	Cleo A. O'Donnell	1916–1917	14	5	8	1	.393	6999100000000000000♠0	8	1	.056	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
18	A. G. "Butch" Scanlon	1918–1920	20	7	12	1	.375	1	7	6999100000000000000♠0	.125	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	1	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
19	William Henry Dietz†	1921	7	1	6	6999100000000000000♠0	.143	1	4	6999100000000000000♠0	.200	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
20	James Phelan†	1922–1929	62	35	22	5	.605	14	17	4	.457	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	1	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
21	Noble Kizer	1930–1936	58	42	13	3	.750	26	9	3	.724	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	2	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
22	Allen Elward	1937–1941	40	16	18	6	.475	9	11	4	.458	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
23	Elmer Burnham	1942–1943	18	10	8	6999100000000000000♠0	.556	7	4	6999100000000000000♠0	.636	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	1	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
24	Cecil Isbell	1944–1946	29	14	14	1	.500	7	10	1	.417	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
25	Stu Holcomb	1947–1955	81	35	42	4	.457	25	26	2	.491	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	1	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
26	Jack Mollenkopf†	1956–1969	132	84	39	9	.670	57	32	5	.633	1	6999100000000000000♠0	6999100000000000000♠0	1	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
27	Bob DeMoss	1970–1972	31	13	18	6999100000000000000♠0	.419	11	12	6999100000000000000♠0	.478	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
28	Alex Agase	1973–1976	44	18	25	1	.420	15	17	6999100000000000000♠0	.469	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
29	Jim Young†	1977–1981	58	38	19	1	.664	26	14	1	.646	3	6999100000000000000♠0	6999100000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
30	Leon Burtnett	1982–1986	56	21	34	1	.384	17	25	1	.407	6999100000000000000♠0	1	6999100000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
31	Fred Akers	1987–1990	44	12	31	1	.284	9	23	6999100000000000000♠0	.281	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
32	Jim Colletto	1991–1996	66	21	42	3	.341	13	32	3	.302	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
33	Joe Tiller	1997–2008	149	87	62	5000000000000000000♠—	.584	53	43	5000000000000000000♠—	.552	4	5	6999100000000000000♠0	1	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
34	Danny Hope	2009–2012	49	22	27	5000000000000000000♠—	.449	13	19	5000000000000000000♠—	.406	1	-	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
34 Interim	Patrick Higgins	2012 Bowl	1	0	1	5000000000000000000♠—	.000	5000000000000000000♠-	5000000000000000000♠-	5000000000000000000♠—	–	5000000000000000000♠-	1	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
35	Darrell Hazell	2013–present	24	4	20	5000000000000000000♠—	.167	1	15	5000000000000000000♠—	.063	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—

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