Tiller’s Head Coaching Record
Year School Overall Conference (Place)
1991 Wyoming 4-6-1 2-5-1 (T6th)
1992 Wyoming 5-7-0 3-5-0 (T7th)
1993 Wyoming 8-4-0 6-2-0 (T1st)
1994 Wyoming 6-6-0 4-4-0 (T5th)
1995 Wyoming 6-5-0 4-4-0 (6th)
1996 Wyoming 10-2-0 7-1-0 (1st — Pacific Div.)
1997 Purdue 9-3-0 6-2-0 (T2nd)
1998 Purdue 9-4-0 6-2-0 (4th)
1999 Purdue 7-5-0 4-4-0 (T6th)
2000 Purdue 8-4-0 6-2-0 (T1st)
Wyoming (6 years) 39-30-1 (.564) 26-21-1 (.552)
Purdue (4 years) 33-16-0 (.673) 22-10-0 (.688)
Totals (10 years) 72-46-1 (.609) 48-31-1 (.606)
Tiller’s Postseason Experience
Year School Bowl Position
1984 Purdue Peach Assistant Coach
1987 Wyoming Holiday Assistant Coach
1988 Wyoming Holiday Assistant Coach
1993 Wyoming Copper Head Coach
1996 Wyoming WAC Title Game Head Coach
1997 Purdue Alamo Head Coach
1998 Purdue Alamo Head Coach
1999 Purdue Outback Head Coach
2000 Purdue Rose Head Coach
High-Octane Offense:
Not only is Joe Tiller’s high-octane offense exciting,
it’s also quite productive. In fact, in his 10 seasons
as a head coach (six at Wyoming and four at Purdue),
Tiller’s teams have ranked in the top 30 in both passing
offense and total offense:
Year School Passing Offense Total Offense
1991 Wyoming 8th 19th
1992 Wyoming 17th 30th
1993 Wyoming 14th 14th
1994 Wyoming 8th 10th
1995 Wyoming 13th 12th
1996 Wyoming 1st 3rd
1997 Purdue 13th 7th
1998 Purdue 7th 16th
1999 Purdue 4th 8th
2000 Purdue 6th 4th
Tiller Record Data At Purdue
All Games: 33-16
Big Ten Conference Games: 22-10
Non-Conference Games: 11-6
Bowl Games: 2-2
Home Games: 21-3 On Grass: 24-14
Away Games: 10-11 On Turf: 9-2
Neutral Site Games: 2-2
Ranked Opponents: 9-12
Top 10 Opponents: 3-6
Unranked Opponents: 24-4
August Games: 0-1 November Games: 7-4
September Games: 12-4 December Games: 2-0
October Games: 12-5 January Games: 0-2
Day Games: 30-15
Night Games: 3-1
Games Decided By Three Points Or Less: 5-5
Games Decided By Seven Points Or Less: 11-8
Games Decided By 14 Points Or Less: 17-11
Games Decided By More Than 14 Points: 16-5
Largest Margin Of Victory: 49 points
(56-7 at Indiana on Nov. 22, 1997)
Largest Margin Of Defeat: 26 points
(38-12 at Michigan on Oct. 2, 1999)
When Purdue Scores First: 19-10
When Opponent Scores First: 14-6
When Purdue Leads After First Quarter: 23-5
When Tied After First Quarter: 6-3
When Opponent Leads After First Quarter: 4-8
When Purdue Leads At Halftime: 27-5
When Tied At Halftime: 2-3
When Opponent Leads At Halftime: 4-8
When Purdue Leads After Three Quarters: 27-2
When Tied After Three Quarters: 0-2
When Opponent Leads After Three Quarters: 6-12
In Overtime: 1-1
Tiller's Fourth-Quarter Comebacks At Purdue
Nov. 8, 1997 — Trailed Michigan State 21-10 with 2:13 left,
won 22-21
Nov. 14, 1998 — Trailed at Michigan State 24-13 with 11:03 left,
won 25-24
Dec. 29, 1998 — Trailed #4 Kansas State 34-30 with 1:24 left,
won 37-34
Sept. 11, 1999 — Trailed #16 Notre Dame 23-22 after three
quarters, won 28-23
Nov. 20, 1999 — Trailed at Indiana 24-23 after three quarters,
won 30-24
Oct. 7, 2000 — Trailed #6 Michigan 31-23 with 11:55 left,
won 32-31
Oct. 28, 2000 — Trailed #12 Ohio State 20-10 after three
quarters, won 31-27
Tiller’s Head Coaching Record Against Big Ten (+Notre Dame)
Opponent Games W-L Pct Tiller Opponent
Minnesota 4 4-0 1.000 186 46.5 116 29.0
Indiana 4 4-0 1.000 179 44.8 51 12.8
Northwestern 4 4-0 1.000 149 37.3 81 20.3
Illinois 2 2-0 1.000 90 45.0 12 6.0
Michigan State 4 3-1 .750 109 27.3 103 25.8
Iowa 2 1-1 .500 53 26.5 49 24.5
Michigan 2 1-1 .500 44 22.0 69 34.5
Wisconsin 4 2-2 .500 120 30.0 103 25.8
Notre Dame 4 2-2 .500 107 26.8 94 23.5
Ohio State 2 1-1 .500 53 26.5 52 26.0
Penn State 4 0-4 .000 75 18.8 126 31.5
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