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1984 Purdue Boilermakers football
1984 Purdue Boilermakers football
Peach Bowl, L 24–27 vs. Virginia
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–5 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Leon Burtnett (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Colletto (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tiller (2nd season)
MVP	Jim Everett
Captain	Bruce King, Brian Thornson
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Ohio State $	7	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Illinois	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Purdue	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
No. 16 Iowa	5	–	3	–	1	8	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	5	–	3	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Michigan State	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Michigan	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Indiana	0	–	9	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by third-year head coach Leon Burtnett, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big Ten. Purdue was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Boilermakers lost to Virginia. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Boilermakers defeated Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Michigan in the same season for the first and only time in college football history.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	vs. No. 8 Notre Dame*		Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN (rivalry)	W 23–21	60,672
September 15	No. 5 Miami (FL)*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 17–28	56,761
September 22	Minnesota		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 34–10	61,538
September 29	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 13–10	64,819
October 6	No. 2 Ohio State		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 28–23	66,261
October 13	Iowa	No. 14	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 3–40	66,359
October 20	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 20–34	76,101
October 27	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 49–7	28,884
November 3	Michigan		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 31–29	60,159	^[1]
November 10	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 13–30	72,292
November 17	Indiana		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 31–24	69,236
December 31	vs. Virginia*		Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	L 24–27	45,983	^[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1984 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL		Paul Alekna
OL	`77`	John Morrell
OL		Drew Banks
TE		Jack Beery
OL		Jerry Boat
WR		Rick Brunner
RB		Rodney Carter
QB		Doug Downing
OL		Mark Drenth
QB	`11`	Jim Everett	Jr
RB		Jeff Feulner
WR		Steve Griffin
OL		Doug Isbell
WR	`84`	Mark Jackson	So
OL		Dave Jaumotte
RB	`37`	Bruce King (C)	Sr
RB		Lorenzo McCline
RB		James Medlock
WR		Jeff Price
TE		Brad Schumacher
TE		Marty Scott
OL		Rick Skibinski
OL		Pat Snyder
RB		Ray Wallace

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Don Anderson
DL		Don Baldwin
DB	`19`	Cris Dishman	Fr
DL		Kevin Holley
DL		Brad Hornor
LB		Jason Houston (C)
DB		Jeff Lee
DL	`91`	Melvin Menke (C)	Sr
LB		Bill Mulchrone
DB		Tommy Lee Myers
LB	`48`	Fred Strickland	So
LB	`44`	Kevin Sumlin	So
DL		Tony Visco
LB		Merkle Williams
DB		Kennedy Wilson
DB	`13`	Corey Cooper
DL	`99`	Kevin Holley
DL		Derek Wimberly
DB	`26`	Rod Woodson	So
DL		Bob Ziltz

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Mike Rendina
P		Brian Thornson

Head coach

Leon Burtnett

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

vs Notre Dame

#8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	3	10	3	7	23
Notre Dame	14	0	0	7	21

at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: September 8, 1984
Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Game attendance: 60,672
Recap/Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PUR – Mike Rendina 31-yard field goal, 13:16. Purdue 3–0. Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:38.
ND – Allen Pinkett 11-yard run (John Carney kick), 7:55. Notre Dame 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:21.
ND – Mark Brooks 3-yard run (John Carney kick), 1:39. Notre Dame 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:12.

Second quarter

PUR – Jeff Price 6-yard pass from Jim Everett, 10:11. Notre Dame 14–10. Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 6:28.
PUR – Mike Rendina 18-yard field goal, 0:00. Notre Dame 14–13. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 5:59.

Third quarter

PUR – Mike Rendina 20-yard field goal, 3:47. Purdue 16–14. Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 5:54.

Fourth quarter

PUR – Jeff Price 14-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), 13:57. Purdue 23–14. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:32.
ND – Allen Pinkett 6-yard run (John Carney kick), 4:21. Purdue 23–21. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:16.

Top passers

PUR – Jim Everett – 20/28, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT
ND – Steve Beuerlein – 13/20, 233 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

PUR – Rodney Carter – 22 rushes, 58 yards
ND – Allen Pinkett – 22 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

PUR – Steve Griffin – 5 receptions, 79 yards
ND – Joe Howard – 3 receptions, 61 yards

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Miami (FL)

Miami (FL) at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No.5 Hurricanes	7	7	14	0	28
Boilermakers	10	7	0	0	17

Date: September 14
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium

Minnesota

Ray Wallace 32 rushes, 158 yards

Michigan State

Jim Everett 27/42, 335 yards

Ohio State

#2 Ohio State Buckeyes at Purdue Boilermakers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	7	3	7	6	23
Purdue	7	0	7	14	28

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: October 6, 1984
Game time: 1:31 p.m.
Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 66,261
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PUR – Steve Griffin 20-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), 14:00. Purdue 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:00.
OSU – Keith Byars 20-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 4:09. Tie 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:50.

Second quarter

OSU – Rich Spangler 34-yard field goal, 0:02. Ohio St 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 0:26.

Third quarter

OSU – Keith Byars 14-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 13:43. Ohio St 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:20.
PUR – Steve Griffin 65-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), Ohio St 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:54.

Fourth quarter

PUR – Bruce King 4-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), 14:03. Purdue 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:43.
PUR – Rod Woodson 55-yard interception return (Mike Rendina kick), 10:03. Purdue 28–17.
OSU – Cris Carter 5-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (run failed), 2:35. Purdue 28–23. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 0:52.

Top passers

OSU – Mike Tomczak – 20/41, 280 yards, TD, 2 INT
PUR – Jim Everett – 17/23, 257 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

OSU – Keith Byars – 30 rushes, 191 yards, 2 TD
PUR – Ray Wallace – 20 rushes, 89 yards

Top receivers

OSU – Keith Byars – 9 receptions, 102 yards
PUR – Steve Griffin – 6 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD

Iowa

Iowa at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	6	13	21	0	40
No. 14 Boilermakers	3	0	0	0	3

Date: October 13
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Game attendance: 66,359
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), Cloudy with scattered showers, Wind SSW 12 mph (19 km/h)
Referee: Jim Kemerling

Iowa won in West Lafayette for the first time since 1956, snapping a 12-game losing skid at Ross–Ade Stadium.^[5]

Illinois

Northwestern

Jim Everett 25/35, 312 yards

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	0	7	22	29
• Purdue	7	17	0	7	31

Date: November 3
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Source: [1]

PUR: Steve Griffin 6 Rec, 112 yards

Wisconsin

Jim Everett 23/49, 328 yards

Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	14	0	3	7	24
• Purdue	7	7	10	7	31

Date: November 17
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Game attendance: 69,236

A grass fire was reported in the end-zone during the game as a result of a warming barrel tipping over.^[6]
Rodney Carter 23 rushes, 148 yards
Steve Griffin 6 receptions, 103 yards
Jason Houston 16 solo tackles

Vs. Virginia (Peach Bowl)

References

^ Tommy George (November 4, 1984). "Purdue passes U-M, 31-29". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1H – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Virginia rallies to beat Purdue". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 1, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 91. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1984-Sep-09. Retrieved 2022-Nov-19.
^ "Iowa, Long destroy Purdue jinx". Chicago Tribune. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
^ Gainesville Sun. November 18, 1984

[1] Tommy George (November 4, 1984). "Purdue passes U-M, 31-29". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1H – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Virginia rallies to beat Purdue". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 1, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 91. Retrieved January 30, 2023.

[4] Gainesville Sun. 1984-Sep-09. Retrieved 2022-Nov-19.

[5] "Iowa, Long destroy Purdue jinx". Chicago Tribune. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

[6] Gainesville Sun. November 18, 1984

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