1973 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1973 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBo Bobrowski
Captains
  • Bo Bobrowski
  • Tim Racke
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State + 7 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Michigan + 7 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Minnesota 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Indiana 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Iowa 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1973 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Alex Agase, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for fourth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Wisconsin
W 14–1358,265
September 22Miami (OH)*
L 19–2453,973[1]
September 29No. 7 Notre Dame*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 7–2063,391
October 6Duke*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 27–753,241
October 13at
Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry
    • )    		L 13–1554,252
    October 20Northwesterndagger
    • Ross–Ade Stadium
    • West Lafayette, IN
    		W 21–1057,657
    October 27Michigan State
    • Ross–Ade Stadium
    • West Lafayette, IN
    		L 7–1055,291
    November 3at Iowa
    		W 48–2339,120
    November 10at Minnesota
    		L 7–3436,890
    November 17No. 4 Michigan
    • Ross–Ade Stadium
    • West Lafayette, IN
    		L 9–3456,485[2]
    November 24at Indiana
    		W 28–2344,789
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    Roster

    1973 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB Bo Bobrowski
    WR 22 Larry Burton Jr
    RB Scott Dierking
    C 51 Frank DiLieto Sr
    FB 35 Pete Gross Jr
    RB Bob Herrick
    RB Tim Hunter
    RB Roy Kidd
    OT 77 Ken Long So
    QB Craig Nagel
    RB Mike Northington
    WR Errol Patterson
    G 69 Ralph Perretta Jr
    RB Skip Peterson
    RB Mike Pruitt
    G 68 Jeff Romack Sr
    WR Dan Roman
    TE Barry Santini
    OT 64 Steve Schaefer Sr
    QB Mike Terrizzi
    TE Joe Walling
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB Carl Capria
    LB Randy Clark
    DB Fred Cooper
    DB Alex DiMarzo
    LB Cedric Evans
    LB Mark Gefert
    DL Mark Gorgal
    DL Bob Hofiezer
    MG Chuck Keever
    DB Bill Knox
    DT 74 Ken Novak So
    DL Steve Nurrenbern
    DL Rick Oliver
    DL Stan Parker
    DB Tim Racke
    LB Rick Schavietello
    DL Joe Tenkman
    DB Jim Wood
    DL Jon Zwitt
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 1 Frank Conner So
    K Steve Schmidt So
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    At Wisconsin

    Miami (OH)

    Notre Dame

    Duke

    At Illinois

    Northwestern

    1 234Total
    Northwestern 0 307 10
    • Purdue 7 770 21
    Scoring summary
    1PURNorthington 6 yard run (Conner kick)Purdue 7–0
    2NWBlazevich field goalPurdue 7–3
    2PURBobrowski 1 yard run (Conner kick)Purdue 14–3
    3PURBobrowski 12 yard run (Conner kick)Purdue 21–3
    4NWKev 3 yard run (Blazevich kick)Purdue 21–10

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    Michigan State

    • Bo Bobrowski 24 rushes, 125 yards

    At Iowa

    • Mike Northington 31 rushes, 146 yards
    • Bo Bobrowski 10 rushes, 123 yards

    At Minnesota

    Michigan

    At Indiana

    • Pete Gross 29 rushes, 174 yards
    • Bo Bobrowski 17 rushes, 114 yards


    References

    1. Newspapers.com
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    2. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
    3. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 89. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
    4. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.
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