| Purdue Boilermakers | ||
2008 Purdue Boilermakers Football ScheduleFinal Record: 4-8, 2-6 (Big Ten) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tickets | |
| Saturday Aug. 30 | --- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 6 | Northern Colorado Bears Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN | Won 42-10 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 13 | Oregon Ducks Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN | Lost 32-26 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 20 | Central Michigan Chippewas Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN | Won 32-25 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 27 | at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN | Lost 38-21 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 4 | Penn State Nittany Lions Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN | Lost 20-6 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 11 | at Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH | Lost 16-3 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 18 | at Northwestern Wildcats Ryan Field, Evanston, IL | Lost 48-26 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 25 | Minnesota Golden Gophers Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN | Lost 17-6 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 1 | Michigan Wolverines Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN | Won 48-42 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 8 | at Michigan State Spartans Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Lost 21-7 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 15 | at Iowa Hawkeyes Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA | Lost 22-17 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 22 | Indiana Hoosiers Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN | Won 62-10 | --- | |