1979_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team
1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team
American college football season
The 1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Young, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big Ten. Purdue was invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, where the Boilermakers defeated Tennessee. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Quick Facts Purdue Boilermakers football, Astro-Bluebonne Bowl champion ...
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Astro-Bluebonne Bowl champion | |
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 27–22 vs. Tennessee | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 10 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 10–2 (7–1 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bob Bockrath (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Leon Burtnett (3rd season) |
| MVP | Dave Young |
| Captain | Steve McKenzie, Pete Quinn, Keena Turner |
| Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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| No. 4 Ohio State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Purdue | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Indiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | Wisconsin | No. 6 | W 41–20 | 65,002 | |||
| September 15 | at UCLA* | No. 5 | L 21–31 | 44,174 | |||
| September 22 | No. 5 Notre Dame* | No. 17 |
| W 28–22 | 70,567 | ||
| September 29 | Oregon* | No. 10 |
| W 13–7 | 69,327 | ||
| October 6 | at Minnesota | No. 12 | L 14–31 | 47,686 | |||
| October 13 | Illinois | No. 20 |
| W 28–14 | 69,413 | ||
| October 20 | at Michigan State | No. 16 | W 14–7 | 79,561 | |||
| October 27 | Northwestern | No. 16 |
| W 20–16 | 69,656 | ||
| November 3 | at Iowa | No. 15 | W 20–14 | 59,940 | |||
| November 10 | No. 10 Michigan | No. 14 |
| W 24–21 | 69,829 | [1][2] | |
| November 17 | at Indiana | No. 12 | W 37–21 | 53,202 | |||
| December 31 | vs. Tennessee | No. 12 | Mizlou | W 27–22 | 40,542 | [3] | |
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Offense: se Burrell/Ray Smith, lt Feil, lg Schwan, c Quinn, rg Hall, rt McKenzie, te Young, qb Herrmann, fb Augustyniak, tb Jones/McCall, fl Harris, k Seibel
Defense: de Kingsbury, lt Clark, mg Loushin, rt Jackson, de Turner, lb Motts/Looney/Marks, cb W. smith/Kay, ss Seneff, fs Williams/McKinnie, p Hayes
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Head coach: Jim Young
Assistants: Bob Bockrath, Leon Burtnett, Mike Hankwitz, Randy Hart, Doug Redmann, Bob Spoo, Larry Thompson, Ed Zaunbrecher
Oregon
- Wally Jones 30 rushes, 156 yards
Illinois
- Mark Herrmann breaks Mike Phipps' school record for career passing yardage
- Dave Young 114 Rec Yds, 2 TD[5]
- Jimmy Smith 23 rushes, 125 yards
At Michigan State
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Mark Herrmann broke the Big Ten career completion record set by Michigan State's Ed Smith in the previous year. [6]
At Iowa
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See also: 1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Michigan
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At Indiana
See also: 1979 Indiana Hoosiers football team and Old Oaken Bucket
- Ben McCall 20 rushes, 148 yards
Vs. Tennessee (Bluebonnet Bowl)
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Main article: 1979 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
See also: 1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team
- PUR: Mark Herrmann 21/39, 303 Yds, 3 TD
- PUR: Bart Burell 8 Rec, 144 Yds, TD [9]
Passing
All-Big Ten
Main article: 1979 All-Big Ten Conference football team
- Calvin Clark (1st)
- Ken Loushin (1st)
- Steve McKenzie (1st)
- Dale Schwan (1st)
- Keena Turner (1st)
- Dave Young (1st)
- Mark Herrmann (2nd)
- Marcus Jackson (2nd)
- Kevin Motts (2nd)
- Pete Quinn (2nd)
- Wayne Smith (2nd)
- Mick McCabe (November 11, 1979). "Purdue jolts U-M, 24-21". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 5F – via Newspapers.com.
- "Boilermakers bump blue, 24-21". The Michigan Daily. November 11, 1979. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee rally falls short, Purdue wins Bluebonnet Bowl". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. January 1, 1980. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 90. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- Ocala Star-Banner. 1979 Oct 14. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
- Palm Beach Post. 1979 Oct 21.
- Palm Beach Post. 1979 Nov 4.
- "Boilermakers nip Michigan but it only helps Buckeyes." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Nov 11.