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 .
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 8 Wisconsin No. 6 W 41–2065,002
September 15 at UCLA * No. 5 L 21–3144,174
September 22 No. 5 Notre Dame * No. 17 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry ) W 28–2270,567
September 29 Oregon * No. 10 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 13–769,327
October 6 at Minnesota No. 12 L 14–3147,686
October 13 Illinois No. 20 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry ) W 28–1469,413
October 20 at Michigan State No. 16 W 14–779,561
October 27 Northwestern No. 16 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 20–1669,656
November 3 at Iowa No. 15 W 20–1459,940
November 10 No. 10 Michigan No. 14 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 24–2169,829 [ 1] [ 2]
November 17 at Indiana No. 12 W 37–2153,202
December 31 vs. Tennessee No. 12 Mizlou W 27–2240,542 [ 3]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Starters
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
Roster
1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Staff
Head coach: Jim Young
Assistants: Bob Bockrath , Leon Burtnett , Mike Hankwitz , Randy Hart , Doug Redmann, Bob Spoo , Larry Thompson, Ed Zaunbrecher
Game summaries
Oregon
Wally Jones 30 rushes, 156 yards
Illinois
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
At Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Purdue
7
0 7 0
14
Michigan St
0
0 0 7
7
Scoring summary 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
Mark Herrmann broke the Big Ten career completion record set by Michigan State's Ed Smith in the previous year.
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At Iowa
Purdue at Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• Boilermakers
7
7 6 0
20
Hawkeyes
6
8 0 0
14
Scoring summary 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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Michigan
#10 Michigan at #14 Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
Michigan
0
0 6 15
21
• Purdue
7
0 7 10
24
Scoring summary 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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At Indiana
Ben McCall 20 rushes, 148 yards
Vs. Tennessee (Bluebonnet Bowl)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Purdue
0
14 7 6
27
Tennessee
0
0 16 6
22
Scoring summary 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
PUR: Mark Herrmann 21/39, 303 Yds, 3 TD
PUR: Bart Burell 8 Rec, 144 Yds, TD [ 9]
Statistics
Passing
Awards
All-Big Ten
References