Editing Purdue University (section)

==Athletics==
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On October 26, 1891, a newspaper in [[Crawfordsville, Indiana]] called Purdue's football team the "Boiler Makers" when writing about their trouncing of [[Wabash College]]. Lafayette newspapers soon picked up the name, and in October 1892, ''The Purdue Exponent'', Purdue's student newspaper, gave it the stamp of approval.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6x3S8eM3spAC&pg=PA336 |title=International Dictionary of University Histories: Edited by Carol Summerfield and Mary Elizabeth Devine |editor1-first=Carol J. |editor1-last=Summerfield |editor2-first=Mary Elizabeth |editor2-last=Devine |editor3-first=Anthony |editor3-last=Levi |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |page=336 |year=1998 |via=[[Google Books]] |isbn=978-1-884-96423-7 |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 16, 2019 |archive-date=August 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818184431/https://books.google.com/books?id=6x3S8eM3spAC&pg=PA336 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the early days of Purdue football, the team was called other names as well, including "haymakers", "railsplitters", "sluggers", and "cornfield sailors". This heritage is reflected in Purdue's official mascot: the [[Boilermaker Special]] (a truck-like vehicle that resembles a locomotive) and the athletic mascot [[Purdue Pete]] (a muscular hammer-wielding [[boilermaker]]). The school colors of [[old gold]] and black were selected by Purdue's first football team in 1887 to resemble the orange and black of [[Princeton Tigers football|Princeton's]] then-successful team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://purduesports.cstv.com/trads/old-gold-black.html |title=Purdue Official Athletic Site |publisher=Purduesports.cstv.com |access-date=January 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219185706/http://purduesports.cstv.com/trads/old-gold-black.html |archive-date=February 19, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This made Purdue football the first sports team to ever use a black and gold color palette. The best known fight song is "[[Hail Purdue!]]".

Purdue has one of the few college athletic programs not funded by student fees or subsidized by the university.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.purdueexponent.org/sports/mens/basketball/article_11feca98-96f0-11e0-96f5-0019bb30f31a.html |title=Purdue athletics maintains stance on not paying athletes |date=June 15, 2011 |publisher=Purdue Exponent |access-date=December 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110205905/https://www.purdueexponent.org/sports/mens/basketball/article_11feca98-96f0-11e0-96f5-0019bb30f31a.html |archive-date=January 10, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://b2.caspio.com/dp.asp?AppKey=900c1000ea466e223e104a22814a |title=CSM0810 Search and Report |publisher=B2.[[caspio]].com |access-date=May 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910211742/http://b2.caspio.com/dp.asp?AppKey=900c1000ea466e223e104a22814a |archive-date=September 10, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> It is home to 18 Division I/I-A [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] teams including football, basketball, cross country, tennis, wrestling, golf, volleyball, ice hockey ([[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]), 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]] (see [[Indiana–Purdue rivalry]]), the [[Illinois Fighting Illini]], and the [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] [[Fighting Irish]] from the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (football program independent, however).<ref>{{cite book |title=The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2012: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know, 38th Edition |year=2012 |url=https://archive.org/details/insidersguidetoc00yale_6 |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/insidersguidetoc00yale_6/page/268 268] |publisher=St. Martin's Press |author=Yale Daily News Staff |isbn=9780312672966 |access-date=July 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pEJRDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA216 |title=Schooling America: How the Public Schools Meet the Nation's Changing Needs |page=216 |author=Patricia Albjerg Graham |year=2007 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780195315844 |access-date=February 19, 2007 |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819172535/https://books.google.com/books?id=pEJRDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA216 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Purdue's baseball facility was named in honor of two alumni, [[Anna Margaret Ross Alexander]] and her husband, John Arthur Alexander, when the new stadium was dedicated in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alexander Field Dedication Ceremony Set For Saturday Evening |url=http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/041713aaa.html |access-date=April 10, 2015 |publisher=Purdue Sports |date=April 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083300/http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/041713aaa.html |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Football===

The [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Boilermaker football team]] represents Purdue University in the NCAA [[Football Bowl Subdivision]] (FBS). Purdue plays its home games at Ross-Ade Stadium on the university's campus. The Boilermakers compete in the Big Ten Conference as a member of the West Division.

Found on a farm in southern [[Indiana]], the [[Old Oaken Bucket]] is one of the oldest [[American football]] trophies. The winner of Purdue's annual game against the [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana University Hoosiers]] gets to keep the trophy until the next face-off and add a bronze "P" or "I" link to its chain. The first competition in 1925 led to a 0–0 tie, resulting in the first link on the chain being an "IP."<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/gloryofoldiuindi0000hamm |url-access=registration |title=Glory of Old IU, Indiana University |author1=Bob Hammel |author2=Kit Klingelhoffer |publisher=Sports Publishing LLC |year=1999 |page=[https://archive.org/details/gloryofoldiuindi0000hamm/page/55 55]|isbn=9781582610689 }}</ref> {{As of|2024|01|13}}, Purdue led the series 77–42–6.

During "[[Purdue Breakfast Club|Breakfast Club]]", best described as a cross between a pep rally and a Halloween party, students and even some alumni dress up in costumes, from traditional Halloween garb to creative hand-made costumes, as they bar-hop before Boilermaker home football games. The Breakfast Club plays a significant role during the football season and is informally a part of Purdue tradition. Many Boilermaker fans are dedicated; getting up at 5:00&nbsp;a.m. on Saturdays and lining up at the bars on Chauncey Hill and the levee by 6:00&nbsp;a.m. on game days. The Breakfast Club tradition began in the 1980s during the annual [[Purdue Grand Prix]] race in April.<ref>{{cite book |title=The College Buzz Book |date=March 23, 2006 |publisher=Vault Inc. |access-date=March 23, 2006 |page=292 |isbn=9781581313994 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4jsn3_VEvBsC&pg=PA292 |archive-date=August 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818180458/https://books.google.com/books?id=4jsn3_VEvBsC&pg=PA292 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Jason Gulley |date=April 19, 2002 |title=First home of Breakfast Club ends morning tradition |url=https://www.purdueexponent.org/features/article_4c57457e-8bff-56f7-a63e-79a36f58fbba.html |access-date=July 18, 2023 |website=Purdue Exponent |language=en}}</ref> Another tradition is Saturday morning wake-ups, where the Boilermaker Special uses its many loud horns and whistles to wake dorm students up in preparation for the day's game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Husted |first=Chad |title=Boilermaker Specials' pre-game rituals a treat for fans |url=https://www.purdueexponent.org/sports/football/article_0a414c65-f522-5c49-9e3b-7b8c97458898.html |access-date=March 21, 2023 |website=Purdue Exponent |date=September 11, 2008 |language=en}}</ref>

===Basketball===
The [[Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball]] team competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. Purdue won its 25th Big Ten Conference Championship and 2nd Big Ten Tournament Championship in 2023. This leads the conference, as [[Indiana University Bloomington]] is second with 22 conference championships. The Boilermakers were retroactively designated the 1932 national champions by the [[Helms Athletic Foundation]] and the [[Premo-Porretta Power Poll]], but have not won an NCAA Championship: they were the 1969 runner-up, falling to legendary coach and former Purdue player [[John Wooden]]-led [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] in the national championship game, the 1980 third-place finisher, falling to UCLA in the semifinals of the Final Four but defeating Iowa in the consolation game, and the 2024 runner-up, falling to Connecticut in the national championship game. The Purdue men's team has sent more than 30 players to the NBA including two overall No. 1 picks in the NBA draft. The [[Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball|Purdue women's basketball]] team were the [[1999 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|1999 NCAA Champions]] and 2001 runners-up. The Boilermakers men's and women's basketball teams have won more Big Ten Championships than any other conference school, with 32 regular-season conference titles and 11 Big Ten Tournament titles. Purdue men's basketball achieved an all-time winning record against all Big Ten Schools when it gained a winning record over Ohio State with three wins in 2023, improving that record from 91–92 to 94–92.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 1, 2023 |title=2022-2023 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/10/13/2022-23_Purdue_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320173417/https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/10/13/2022-23_Purdue_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |access-date=May 1, 2023 |publisher=Purdue Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Men's Basketball History vs Ohio State University |url=https://purduesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/opponent-history/ohio-state-university/45 |access-date=May 1, 2023 |publisher=Purdue Boilermakers |language=en}}</ref>