Win and into the Rose Bowl for the Boilermakers against archrival Purdue during the 2000 season, and they did so emphatically, creating lasting memories.

The Boilermakers got off to a 3-2 start to open the 2000 season, with a pair of games they felt like they should have won, putting a Rose Bowl bid into question.

To those who lived it and produced it, an unforgettable season in Purdue football history traces back to the end of one of Joe Tiller's 6 a.m. spring practices. Players had to finish practice with a series of 100-yard sprints inside Mollenkopf Athletic Center.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Drew Brees returned to Purdue’s campus Saturday to celebrate his greatest college feat and, as with the team he led 25 years ago, he had plenty of friends giving an assist. Sixty-four of his teammates returned for the 2000 ...

The month of October was an emotional roller coaster for the Boilermakers during their 2000 Rose Bowl season, highlighted by profound memories of victories and a letdown.

GoldandBlack.com publisher Alan Karpick joins host Derek Schultz for some discussion on the 2000 Rose Bowl team and its silver anniversary, plus Purdue football talk, the On3.com acquisition of Rivals and more. Open the Youtube video Audio Only Chukky ...

Already 3-2 during the 2000 season, Purdue football trailed Michigan by 18 points at halftime. Over the next two quarters, everything changed.

Joe Tiller brought a youthful coaching staff to Purdue and, though he had to fill roles, settled into a groove that led to that Rose Bowl game 25 years ago.

The game itself was one that got away, but a prime rib-eating contest, trying In-N-Out for the first time and more bring fond memories of a historic season.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Drew Brees returned to Purdue’s campus Saturday to celebrate his greatest college feat and, as with the team he led 25 years ago, he had plenty of friends giving an assist. Sixty-four of his teammates returned for the 2000 Rose ...