The university, known for its engineering, took its name-calling from others to heart. In 1940: "The Boilermaker Special (the ...

The entire university found out on the men’s basketball team’s Senior Night what most of his family and close friends already knew.

What is a Boilermaker? Here's what to know about the history of Purdue's nickname ahead of the men's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 ...

Purdue University's mascot, the Boilermakers, originated from a newspaper taunt in 1891 after a football victory against ...

Purdue's "Boilermakers" nickname was the butt of a joke that went viral during "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" this ...

Purdue's sports teams are named in honor of the big, burly "boilermakers" who worked on big, heavy metal boilers like those ...

The university, known for its engineering, took its name-calling from others to heart. In 1940: "The Boilermaker Special (the official Purdue mascot in the form of a locomotive mounted on an ...

Purdue University's mascot, the Boilermakers, originated from a newspaper taunt in 1891 after a football victory against Wabash College. The nickname "Boilermakers" was intended to be an insult ...