1975 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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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

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

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 11Wisconsindagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 14–1762,406
October 18at
Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry
    • )    		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
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    Roster

    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 Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    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

    See also: 1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

    Michigan State

    Michigan

    Iowa

    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

    References

    1. Newspapers.com
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    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.
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