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.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | Wisconsin | No. 6 | | | W 41–20 | 65,002 | [1] |
September 15 | at UCLA* | No. 5 | | | L 21–31 | 44,174 | [2] |
September 22 | No. 5 Notre Dame* | No. 17 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
| | W 28–22 | 70,567 | [3] |
September 29 | Oregon* | No. 10 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| | W 13–7 | 69,327 | [4] |
October 6 | at Minnesota | No. 12 | | | L 14–31 | 47,686 | [5] |
October 13 | Illinois | No. 20 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
| | W 28–14 | 69,413 | [6] |
October 20 | at Michigan State | No. 16 | | | W 14–7 | 79,561 | [7] |
October 27 | Northwestern | No. 16 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| | W 20–16 | 69,656 | [8] |
November 3 | at Iowa | No. 15 | | | W 20–14 | 59,940 | [9] |
November 10 | No. 10 Michigan | No. 14 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| | W 24–21 | 69,829 | [10][11] |
November 17 | at Indiana | No. 12 | | | W 37–21 | 53,202 | [12] |
December 31 | vs. Tennessee | No. 12 | | Mizlou | W 27–22 | 40,542 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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[14]
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
1979 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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Head coach: Jim Young
Assistants: Bob Bockrath, Leon Burtnett, Mike Hankwitz, Randy Hart, Doug Redmann, Bob Spoo, Larry Thompson, Ed Zaunbrecher
- Wally Jones 30 rushes, 156 yards
- Mark Herrmann breaks Mike Phipps' school record for career passing yardage
- Dave Young 114 Rec Yds, 2 TD[15]
- Jimmy Smith 23 rushes, 125 yards
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Purdue | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | Michigan St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | Purdue | Wayne Smith]|Wayne Smith 42-yard interception return (Seibel kick) | Purdue 7-0 | | 3 | | Purdue | Jimmy Smith 1-yard run (Seibel kick) | Purdue 14-0 | | 4 | | Michigan St | Steve Smith 1-yard run (Andersen kick) | Purdue 14-7 | |
Mark Herrmann broke the Big Ten career completion record set by Michigan State's Ed Smith in the previous year. [16]
Purdue at Iowa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Boilermakers | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 | Hawkeyes | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | Purdue | D. Young 3-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick) | Purdue 7-0 | | 1 | | Iowa | Mosley 1-yard run (kick failed) | Purdue 7-6 | | 2 | | Iowa | McKillip 16-yard run (Reid pass from Mosley) | Iowa 14-7 | | 2 | | Purdue | McCall 17-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick) | Tie 14-14 | | 3 | | Purdue | McCall 6-yard run (kick failed) | Purdue 20-14 | |
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#10 Michigan at #14 Purdue | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 21 | • Purdue | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | PUR | Ben McCall 2-yard run (Seibel kick) | Purdue 7-0 | | 3 | | PUR | Mark Herrmann 1-yard run (Seibel kick) | Purdue 14-0 | | 3 | | MICH | Curt Marsh 6-yard pass from John Wangler (kick failed) | Purdue 14-6 | | 4 | | PUR | Seibel 29-yard field goal | Purdue 17-6 | | 4 | | PUR | Ben McCall 9-yard run | Purdue 24-6 | | 4 | | MICH | Roosevelt Smith 1-yard run (run failed) | Purdue 24-12 | | 4 | | MICH | Butch Woolfolk 2-yard run (Virgil kick) | Purdue 24-19 | | 4 | | MICH | Safety, Mark Herrmann tackled in end zone | Purdue 24-21 | |
[18]
- Ben McCall 20 rushes, 148 yards
Vs. Tennessee (Bluebonnet Bowl)
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Purdue | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 | Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 22 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 2 | | Purdue | Ben McCall 6-yard run (John Seibel kick) | Purdue 7-0 | | 2 | | Purdue | Bart Burrell 12-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (John Seibel kick) | Purdue 14-0 | | 3 | | Purdue | Dave Young 12-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (John Seibel kick) | Purdue 21-0 | | 3 | | Tennessee | Glenn Ford 8-yard pass from Jimmy Streater (pass failed) | Purdue 21-6 | | 4 | | Tennessee | James Berry 15-yard pass from Phil Ingram (Hubert Simpson run) | Purdue 21-14 | | 4 | | Tennessee | Hubert Simpson 1-yard run (Hubert Simpson pass from Jimmy Streater) | Tennessee 22-21 | | 4 | | Purdue | Dave Young 17-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (pass failed) | Purdue 27-22 | |
- PUR: Mark Herrmann 21/39, 303 Yds, 3 TD
- PUR: Bart Burell 8 Rec, 144 Yds, TD [19]
- ^ "Purdue rocks Badgers in sloppy opener, 41–20". The La Crosse Tribune. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 5 Boilermakers surprised by UCLA". The Des Moines Register. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue rallies to upset Notre Dame". The Gloucester County Times. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue edges scrappy Oregon, 13–7". Lansing State Journal. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Minnesota shocks 12th-ranked Purdue, 31–14". Detroit Free Press. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hermann lifts Purdue". Tulsa World. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lackluster contest won by Purdue". The Des Moines Register. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Herrmann sets Big Ten record as Purdue nips Northwestern". The Courier-Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Herrmann leads Boilermakers, 20–14". The Lima News. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Purdue, Herrmann survive IU challenge". Evansville Courier and Press. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – 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.
- ^ "1979 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Jan 1.
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