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1975 Purdue Boilermakers football team

December 08, 2023

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.

1975 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPMike Pruitt
CaptainKen Long, Ken Novak, Mike Pruitt
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Michigan 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 2
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Indiana 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Northwestern
L 25–3122,000
September 20No. 9 Notre Dame*
L 0–1769,795
September 27at No. 3 USC*
L 6–1956,170
October 4Miami (OH)*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 3–1452,309
October 11Wisconsin 
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 14–1762,406
October 18at Illinois
W 26–2461,204
October 25No. 1 Ohio State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 6–3569,405
November 1Michigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 20–1057,104
November 8at No. 6 Michigan
L 0–28102,415[1][2]
November 15Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 19–1845,549
November 22at Indiana
W 9–743,455
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster edit

1975 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 77 Ken Long Sr
FB 38 Mike Pruitt Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 48 Fred Arrington
DT 74 Ken Novak Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Rick Venturi
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Starters edit

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 edit

HC: Alex Agase

Ast: George Catavolos, Fred Conti, Jack Ellis, Bob Geiger, Jerry Hartman, Pat Naughton, Tom Roggeman, Rick Venturi, Mike Wynn

Game summaries edit

Northwestern edit

Notre Dame edit

USC edit

  • Paul Beery 6 receptions, 101 yards

Miami (OH) edit

Wisconsin edit

Illinois edit

Ohio State edit

See also: 1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Michigan State edit

Michigan edit

Iowa edit

1 234Total
Iowa 0 1503 18
• Purdue 7 0012 19
Scoring summary
Q1PURDierking 1 yard run (Schmidt kick)PUR 7–0
Q2IOWASchick 6 yard run (Schick run)IOWA 8–7
Q2IOWAFetter 19 yard run (Quartaro kick)IOWA 15–7
Q4IOWAQuartaro 25 yard field goalIOWA 18–7
Q4PURDierking 4 yard run (run failed)IOWA 18–13
Q4:05PURDierking 1 yard run (pass failed)PUR 19–18

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Indiana edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Calvin tops again". The Michigan Daily. November 11, 1975. p. 9 – via Bentley Historical Library.
  3. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 89. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1975 Nov 16.

December 08, 2023
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