American college football season
The 1978 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Young, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 6–1–1 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten. Purdue was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Boilermakers defeated Georgia Tech. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Michigan State | | | W 21–14 | 60,355 | |
September 23 | Ohio* | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 24–0 | 55,172 | |
September 30 | at Notre Dame* | | | L 6–10 | 59,075 | |
October 7 | Wake Forest* | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 14–7 | 54,362 | [1] |
October 14 | No. 16 Ohio State | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 27–16 | 69,465 | |
October 21 | at Illinois | No. 19 | | W 13–0 | 50,918 | |
October 28 | at Iowa | No. 17 | | W 34–7 | 57,640 | |
November 4 | Northwestern![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 14 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 31–0 | 64,232 | |
November 11 | at Wisconsin | No. 12 | | T 24–24 | 78,986 | |
November 18 | at No. 7 Michigan | No. 15 | | L 6–24 | 106,410 | [2][3] |
November 25 | Indiana | No. 18 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 20–7 | 69,918 | |
December 25 | vs. Georgia Tech | No. 17 | | W 41–21 | 20,277 | |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Michigan State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Michigan State |
14 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
• Purdue |
0 |
0 | 14 | 7 |
21 |
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- John Macon 19 rushes, 120 yards
Ohio
At Notre Dame
Wake Forest
Ohio State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Ohio St |
0 |
7 | 3 | 6 |
16 |
• Purdue |
3 |
0 | 14 | 10 |
27 |
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At Illinois
- John Macon 32 rushes, 126 yards
- Russell Pope 25 rushes, 118 yards
At Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Purdue |
10 |
7 | 0 | 17 |
34 |
Iowa |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
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Northwestern
At Wisconsin
- John Macon 32 rushes, 117 yards
At Michigan
Indiana
- Mike Augustyniak 23 rushes, 135 yards
Peach Bowl (vs. Georgia Tech)
Personnel
1978 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DT
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Calvin Clark
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DE
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Ruben Floyd
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S
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Willie Harris
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DT
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Marcus Jackson
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LB
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Mark Johnason
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MG
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Ken Loushin
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LB
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Mike Marks
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CB
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Rick Moss
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LB
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Kevin Motts
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CB
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Wayne Smith
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S
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Rock Supan
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DE
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Keena Turner
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P
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Dave Eagin
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P
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Joe Linville
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K
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Scott Sovereen
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Awards
All-Big Ten
- Ken Loushin (1st)
- Keena Turner (1st)
- Mark Herrmann (2nd)
- Marcus Jackson (2nd)
- John LeFeber (2nd)
- John Macon (2nd)
- Steve McKenzie (2nd)
- Dale Schwan (2nd)
- Scott Sovereen (2nd)
Big Ten Coach of the Year: Jim Young
Statistics
Passing
Player |
Comp |
Att |
Yards |
TD |
INT
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Herrmann |
152 |
274 |
1,904 |
14 |
12
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References
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