Joe Tiller (born December 7, 1942) was the head football coach at Purdue University from 1997 to 2008. Before coming to Purdue, Tiller was the head coach for the University of Wyoming football program. He was born in Toledo, Ohio. A Montana State University graduate, where he was a member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, Tiller is known mostly for being one of the innovators of the spread offense. During his tenure with the Purdue football program, Tiller led the Boilermakers to ten bowl game berths in twelve years. Prior to Tiller's arrival in 1997, Purdue had played in only five bowl games, most recently the 1984 Peach Bowl. On September 20, 2008, in a game versus Central Michigan, Tiller gained the school record for most career wins at 85, topping the previous mark set by Jack Mollenkopf (1956-1969).[1] Following the 2008 season, Tiller was replaced by former Eastern Kentucky University head coach Danny Hope.[2] In his final game as a head coach, the Purdue Boilermakers beat the Indiana Hoosiers 62-10 at Ross-Ade Stadium. [edit] The Big Ten Tiller took over the reins at Purdue University. He was the first to use the spread in the Big Ten, though since many others have brought their own version of the spread, including Jim Tressel at Ohio State, Randy Walker at Northwestern, Rich Rodriguez at Michigan, and Ron Zook at Illinois. Under Tiller and his spread offense, Purdue annually had one of the best offenses in the Big 10. [edit] Head coaching record | Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | | Wyoming Cowboys (Western Athletic Conference) (1991–1996) | | 1991 | Wyoming | 4-6-1 | 2-5-1 | T-6th | | | | | 1992 | Wyoming | 5-7 | 3-5 | T-7th | | | | | 1993 | Wyoming | 8-4 | 6-2 | T-1st | L 17-52 Copper Bowl | | | | 1994 | Wyoming | 6-6 | 4-4 | T-5th | | | | | 1995 | Wyoming | 6-5 | 4-4 | 6th | | | | | 1996 | Wyoming | 10-2 | 7-1 | 1st | | 22 | 22 | | Wyoming: | 39-30-1 | 26-22-1 | | | Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1997–2007) | | 1997 | Purdue | 9-3 | 6-2 | T-2nd | W 33-20 Alamo Bowl | 15 | 15 | | 1998 | Purdue | 9-4 | 6-2 | 4th | W 37-34 Alamo Bowl | 23 | 24 | | 1999 | Purdue | 7-5 | 4-4 | T-6th | L 25-28 Outback Bowl | | 25 | | 2000 | Purdue | 8-4 | 6-2 | T-1st | L 24-34 Rose Bowl † | 13 | 13 | | 2001 | Purdue | 6-6 | 4-4 | T-4th | L 27-33 Sun Bowl | | | | 2002 | Purdue | 7-6 | 4-4 | T-5th | W 34-24 Sun Bowl | | | | 2003 | Purdue | 9-4 | 6-2 | T-2nd | L 27-34 Capital One Bowl | 19 | 18 | | 2004 | Purdue | 7-5 | 4-4 | T-5th | L 23-27 Sun Bowl | | | | 2005 | Purdue | 5-6 | 3-5 | 8th | | | | | 2006 | Purdue | 8-6 | 5-3 | T-4th | L 7-24 Champs Sports Bowl | | | | 2007 | Purdue | 8-5 | 3-5 | T-7th | W 51-48 Motor City Bowl | | | | 2008 | Purdue | 4-8 | 2-6 | T-8th | | | | | Purdue: | 87-62 | 53-43 | | | Total: | 126-92-1 (.575) | | | National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll. | [edit] Tiller-era Boilermakers currently in the NFL - Ian Allen, OT, Arizona Cardinals
- Akin Ayodele, LB, Miami Dolphins
- Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints
- Kelly Butler, OT, Cleveland Browns
- Rosevelt Colvin, LB, New England Patriots **
- Charles Davis, TE, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Travis Dorsch, K, New York Giants
- Ray Edwards, DE, Minnesota Vikings
- Gilbert Gardner, LB, Tennessee Titans*
- Brandon Gorin, OT, St. Louis Rams **
- Nick Hardwick, C, San Diego Chargers
- Michael Hawthorne, FS, St. Louis Rams
- Landon Johnson, LB, Carolina Panthers
- Dustin Keller, TE, New York Jets
- Niko Koutouvides, LB, Seattle Seahawks
- Matt Light, OT, New England Patriots ***
- Gene Mruczkowski, G/C, New England Patriots **
- Rob Ninkovich, DE, Miami Dolphins
- Uche Nwaneri, OL, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Joe Odom, LB, Chicago Bears
- Chike Okeafor, DE, Arizona Cardinals
- Chukky Okobi, OL, Arizona Cardinals*
- Kyle Orton, QB, Denver Broncos
- Curtis Painter, QB, Indianapolis Colts
- Shaun Phillips, LB, San Diego Chargers
- Bernard Pollard, S, Kansas City Chiefs
- Jacques Reeves, CB, Dallas Cowboys
- Stuart Schweigert, FS, New York Giants
- Kory Sheets, RB, San Francisco 49ers
- Anthony Spencer, LB, Dallas Cowboys
- John Standeford, WR, Detroit Lions
- Craig Terrill, DT, Seattle Seahawks
- Brandon Villarreal, DE, New Orleans Saints
* denotes number of World Championships won at the Super Bowl. [edit] References - ^ "Sheets’ late TD lifts Purdue, 32-25, Yahoo Sports, September 20, 2008". http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recap?gid=200809200035.
- ^ "Purdue has line of succession set up, with Hope to become coach in 2009". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3192410. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
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