American college football season
1975 Purdue Boilermakers football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 4–7 (4–4 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | |
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MVP | Mike Pruitt |
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Captain | Ken Long, Ken Novak, Mike Pruitt |
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Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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The 1975 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by third-year head coach Alex Agase, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | at Northwestern | | L 25–31 | 22,000 | |
September 20 | No. 9 Notre Dame* | | L 0–17 | 69,795 | |
September 27 | at No. 3 USC* | | L 6–19 | 56,170 | |
October 4 | Miami (OH)* | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 3–14 | 52,309 | |
October 11 | Wisconsin | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 14–17 | 62,406 | |
October 18 | at Illinois | | W 26–24 | 61,204 | |
October 25 | No. 1 Ohio State | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 6–35 | 69,405 | |
November 1 | Michigan State | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 20–10 | 57,104 | |
November 8 | at No. 6 Michigan | | L 0–28 | 102,415 | [1][2] |
November 15 | Iowa | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 19–18 | 45,549 | |
November 22 | at Indiana | | W 9–7 | 43,455 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1975 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Starters
Offense: se Arnold, ot[clarification needed] Stapleton, og Gibson, c Polak, sg Zelencik, st Long, te Wirgowski, qb Vitali, fl Beery, fb Pruitt, tb Dierking, k Schmidt
Defense: le Smith, lt Novak, mg Gorgal/Ruwe, rt Parker, re Hardy, lb Sullivan, lb Mannella, cb DiMarzio/Harris, cb Cooper, s Wood/Lewis, s Andres/Thompson, p Vitali
Coaching staff
HC: Alex Agase
Ast: George Catavolos, Fred Conti, Jack Ellis, Bob Geiger, Jerry Hartman, Pat Naughton, Tom Roggeman, Rick Venturi, Mike Wynn
Game summaries
Northwestern
Notre Dame
USC
- Paul Beery 6 receptions, 101 yards
Miami (OH)
Wisconsin
Illinois
Ohio State
Michigan State
Michigan
Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Iowa | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 18 | • Purdue | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | PUR | Dierking 1 yard run (Schmidt kick) | PUR 7–0 | | Q2 | | IOWA | Schick 6 yard run (Schick run) | IOWA 8–7 | | Q2 | | IOWA | Fetter 19 yard run (Quartaro kick) | IOWA 15–7 | | Q4 | | IOWA | Quartaro 25 yard field goal | IOWA 18–7 | | Q4 | | PUR | Dierking 4 yard run (run failed) | IOWA 18–13 | | Q4 | :05 | PUR | Dierking 1 yard run (pass failed) | PUR 19–18 | |
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Indiana
References
- ^ Curt Sylvester (November 9, 1975). "U-M Powders Purdue, 28-0: Leach Hurls 83-Yd TD Pass". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Calvin tops again". The Michigan Daily. November 11, 1975. p. 9 – via Bentley Historical Library.
- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 89. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ Palm Beach Post. 1975 Nov 16.
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