1974 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1974 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6–1 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPLarry Burton
CaptainFred Cooper, Ralph Perretta
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Michigan State 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Iowa 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Indiana 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Alex Agase, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Wisconsin
L 14–2854,239
September 21Miami (OH)*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
T 7–755,322
September 28at No. 2 Notre Dame*
W 31–2059,075
October 5at Duke*
L 14–1620,500[1]
October 12Illinoisdagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana (rivalry)
L 23–2763,174
October 19at Northwestern
W 31–2627,557
October 26at Michigan State
L 7–3163,321
November 2Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 38–1451,107
November 9Minnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 20–2451,374
November 16at No. 3 Michigan
L 0–5188,902
November 23Indiana
W 38–1763,637
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1974 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 22 Larry Burton Sr
G 77 Ken Long Jr
G 69 Ralph Perretta Sr
FB 38 Mike Pruitt Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 42 Fred Cooper Sr
DT 74 Ken Novak Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Frank Conner Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Notre Dame

1 234Total
• Purdue 24 007 31
Notre Dame 0 776 20
Scoring summary
1PurdueTerrizzi 1-yard run (Schmidt kick)Purdue 7-0
1PurdueGross 52-yard run (Schmidt kick)Purdue 14-0
1PurdueMannella 21-yard interception return (Schmidt kick)Purdue 21-0
1PurdueSchmidt 47-yard field goalPurdue 24-0
2Notre DameBullock 1-yard run (Reeve kick)Purdue 24-7
3Notre DameBullock 1-yard run (Reeve kick)Purdue 24-14
4PurdueNorthington 6-yard run (Schmidt kick)Purdue 31-14
4Notre DameDemmerle 29-yard pass from Clements (pass failed)Purdue 31-20

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Duke

Northwestern

1 234Total
• Purdue 6 8170 31
Northwestern 0 7712 26
Scoring summary
1PurdueVitali 1-yard run (kick failed)Purdue 6-0
2NorthwesternMcNamara 12-yard pass from Anderson (Blazevich kick)Northwestern 7-6
2PurdueVitali 1-yard run (Vitali pass from Terrizzi)Purdue 14-7
3PurdueDierking 4-yard run (Schmidt kick)Purdue 21-7
3NorthwesternPooler 13-yard run (Blazevich kick)Purdue 21-14
3PurdueSchmidt 44-yard field goalPurdue 24-14
3PurdueVitali 5-yard run (Schmidt kick)Purdue 31-14
4NorthwesternPooler 1-yard run (pass failed)Purdue 31-20
4NorthwesternPooler 1-yard run (pass failed)Purdue 31-26

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Scott Dierking 24 rushes, 127 yards

Iowa

  • Mike Pruitt 10 rushes, 179 yards

Indiana

References

  1. ^ "Duke scores late to defeat Purdue". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. October 6, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 89. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  3. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1974 Sept 29.
  4. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1974 October 20.