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 | |
September 15 | at UCLA* | No. 5 | | | L 21–31 | 44,174 | |
September 22 | No. 5 Notre Dame* | No. 17 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
| | W 28–22 | 70,567 | |
September 29 | Oregon* | No. 10 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| | W 13–7 | 69,327 | |
October 6 | at Minnesota | No. 12 | | | L 14–31 | 47,686 | |
October 13 | Illinois | No. 20 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
| | W 28–14 | 69,413 | |
October 20 | at Michigan State | No. 16 | | | W 14–7 | 79,561 | |
October 27 | Northwestern![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 16 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| | W 20–16 | 69,656 | |
November 3 | at Iowa | No. 15 | | | W 20–14 | 59,940 | |
November 10 | No. 10 Michigan | No. 14 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| | 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] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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
1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
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- Head coach
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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[5]
- Jimmy Smith 23 rushes, 125 yards
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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 |
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Mark Herrmann broke the Big Ten career completion record set by Michigan State's Ed Smith in the previous year.
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Purdue at Iowa
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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
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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 |
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- Ben McCall 20 rushes, 148 yards
Vs. Tennessee (Bluebonnet Bowl)
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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 |
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- PUR: Mark Herrmann 21/39, 303 Yds, 3 TD
- PUR: Bart Burell 8 Rec, 144 Yds, TD [9]
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