On September 6, 1997 a freshman by the name of Drew Brees entered late in Purdue’s season opening 36-22 loss at Toledo. It was the debut of coach Joe Tiller and after 12 years of losing seasons, there were no signs as to the turnaround that was about to happen. Purdue lost by two touchdowns at a MAC school and for the Purdue faithful, Tiller was more of the same. Brees completed 11 of 21 attemtps for 97 yards in the second half as Purdue looked for a spark, but after trailing 27-14 at halftime they couldn’t come back.
Drew Brees Breaks NFL All-Time Completions Record
