American college football season
1977 Purdue Boilermakers football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 5–6 (3–5 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | John Mackovic (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Leon Burtnett (1st season) |
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MVP | Fred Arrington |
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Captain | Jerome King, John Skibinski |
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Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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The 1977 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Young, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | at Michigan State | | L 14–19 | 53,014 | |
September 17 | Ohio* | | W 44–7 | 49,354 | |
September 24 | No. 11 Notre Dame* | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
| L 24–31 | 68,966 | |
October 1 | Wake Forest* | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 26–17 | 54,060 | [1] |
October 8 | at No. 4 Ohio State | | L 0–46 | 87,707 | |
October 15 | Illinois | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
| L 22–29 | 60,242 | |
October 22 | Iowa![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 34–21 | 62,443 | |
October 29 | at Northwestern | | W 28–16 | 17,525 | |
November 5 | at Wisconsin | | W 22–0 | 73,322 | |
November 12 | No. 6 Michigan | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 7–40 | 68,003 | [2][3] |
November 19 | at Indiana | | L 10–21 | 52,914 | |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1977 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | LB | 48 | Fred Arrington | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | | Scott Sovereen | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
Starters
- Offense: QB Mark Herrmann, TB Mike Brown/Robert Williams, FB John Skibinski, SE Reggie Arnold, FL Ray Smith, TE Dave Young/Tim Eubank, LT Mike Barberich, LG John Fincuan/Dale Schwan, C Pete Quinn/Steve Schlundt, RG Steve McKenzie, RT John LeFeber
- Defense: LDE Lee Larkins, LDT Marcus Jackson/Calvin Clark, NG Roger Ruwe, RDT Jeff Senica, RDE Keena Turner, LB Fred Arrington/Kevin Motts, CB Jerome King/Pat Harris, S Willie Harris/Paul Beery/Rock Supan
- Special teams: K Scott Sovereen, P Dave Eagin
Staff
Head coach: Jim Young
Assistants: Bob Bockrath, Leon Burtnett, Mike Hankwitz, Randy Hart, John Mackovic, Doug Redmann, Larry Thompson, Ed Zaunbrecher
Game summaries
Michigan State
- Ray Smith 6 receptions, 108 yards
- Reggie Arnold 7 receptions, 107 yards
- Mark Herrmann's first start at quarterback
Ohio
Notre Dame
Northwestern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Purdue | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 | Northwestern | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | PUR | Arnold 12 yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) | Purdue 7–0 | | 1 | | PUR | Young 25 yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) | Purdue 14–0 | | 1 | | NW | Mishler 69 yard run (Poulos kick) | Purdue 14–7 | | 1 | | NW | Poulos 28 yard field goal | Purdue 14–10 | | 3 | | PUR | Skibinski 2 yard run (Sovereen kick) | Purdue 21–10 | | 3 | | PUR | Young 8 yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) | Purdue 28–10 | | 4 | | NW | Reltzug 5 yard run (pass failed) | Purdue 28–16 | |
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Statistics
Passing
Player | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT |
Mark Herrmann | 175 | 319 | 2,453 | 18 | 27 |
Rushing
Receiving
Player | Rec | Yards | TD |
Reggie Arnold | 44 | 840 | 8 |
John Skibinski | | 221 | |
Awards
All-Big Ten
- Reggie Arnold (1st)
- Mark Herrmann (2nd)
- John Skibinski (2nd)
References
- ^ "Sovereen gets kick out of Purdue win". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Curt Sylvester (November 13, 1977). "U-M Paves Way for OSU By Rocking Purdue, 40-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 6D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tom Cameron (November 13, 1977). "Ready for Woody: 'M' rolls, 40-7". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 10 – via Bentley Historical Library.
- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 89. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Oct 30.
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