1979 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Purdue 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Michigan 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Iowa 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Michigan State 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Illinois 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Northwestern 0 – 9 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8WisconsinNo. 6
W 41–2065,002[1]
September 15at UCLA*No. 5
L 21–3144,174[2]
September 22No. 5 Notre Dame*No. 17
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 28–2270,567[3]
September 29Oregon*No. 10
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 13–769,327[4]
October 6at MinnesotaNo. 12
L 14–3147,686[5]
October 13IllinoisNo. 20
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 28–1469,413[6]
October 20at Michigan StateNo. 16
W 14–779,561[7]
October 27NorthwesterndaggerNo. 16
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 20–1669,656[8]
November 3at IowaNo. 15
W 20–1459,940[9]
November 10No. 10 MichiganNo. 14
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 24–2169,829[10][11]
November 17at IndianaNo. 12
W 37–2153,202[12]
December 31vs. TennesseeNo. 12
MizlouW 27–2240,542[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings 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
Pos. # Name Class
RB 23 Mike Augustyniak Sr
TE Tom Barr
WR Bart Burrell
OL Henry Fiel
WR Mike Fuetterer
QB Larry Gates
OL Don Hall
WR Mike Harris
QB 9 Mark Herrmann Jr
RB Wally Jones
RB Eric Jordan
RB John Macon
RB Ben McCall
OL Steve McKenzie
RB Jim Owen
OL Pete Quinn
OL Dale Schwan
RB Jimmy Smith
WR Ray Smith
TE 80 Dave Young Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Calvin Clark
DL Marcus Jackson
DB Bill Kay
DL Tom Kingsbury
LB Jim Looney
DL Ken Loushin
LB Mike Marks
DB Marcus McKinnie
LB Kevin Motts
DB Larry Perry
DB Tom Seneff
DB Wayne Smith
DE 85 Keena Turner Sr
DB Bobby Williams
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Walt Drapeza
P Greg Hayes
PR Tony Hill
P Terry Kingseed
P Joe Linville
PR Dave Retherford
K John Seibel
PR Jeff Speedy
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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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[16]
  • Jimmy Smith 23 rushes, 125 yards

At Michigan State

1 234Total
• Purdue 7 070 14
Michigan St 0 007 7

Mark Herrmann broke the Big Ten career completion record set by Michigan State's Ed Smith in the previous year. [17]

At Iowa

Purdue at Iowa
1 234Total
• Boilermakers 7 760 20
Hawkeyes 6 800 14
See also: 1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

[18]

Michigan

#10 Michigan at #14 Purdue
1 234Total
Michigan 0 0615 21
• Purdue 7 0710 24

[19]

At Indiana

See also: 1979 Indiana Hoosiers football team and Old Oaken Bucket
  • Ben McCall 20 rushes, 148 yards

Vs. Tennessee (Bluebonnet Bowl)

1 234Total
• Purdue 0 1476 27
Tennessee 0 0166 22
Main article: 1979 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
See also: 1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team
  • PUR: Mark Herrmann 21/39, 303 Yds, 3 TD
  • PUR: Bart Burell 8 Rec, 144 Yds, TD [20]

Statistics

Passing

Player Comp Att Yards TD INT
Mark Herrmann 203 348 2,377 16 19

Awards

All-Big Ten

Main article: 1979 All-Big Ten Conference football team

References

  1. ^ "Purdue rocks Badgers in sloppy opener, 41–20". The La Crosse Tribune. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "No. 5 Boilermakers surprised by UCLA". The Des Moines Register. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Purdue rallies to upset Notre Dame". The Gloucester County Times. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Purdue edges scrappy Oregon, 13–7". Lansing State Journal. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Minnesota shocks 12th-ranked Purdue, 31–14". Detroit Free Press. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hermann lifts Purdue". Tulsa World. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lackluster contest won by Purdue". The Des Moines Register. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Herrmann sets Big Ten record as Purdue nips Northwestern". The Courier-Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Herrmann leads Boilermakers, 20–14". The Lima News. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Mick McCabe (November 11, 1979). "Purdue jolts U-M, 24-21". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 5F – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Boilermakers bump blue, 24-21". The Michigan Daily. November 11, 1979. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Purdue, Herrmann survive IU challenge". Evansville Courier and Press. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tennessee rally falls short, Purdue wins Bluebonnet Bowl". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. January 1, 1980. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1979 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  15. ^ "1979 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  16. ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1979 Oct 14. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
  17. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1979 Oct 21.
  18. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1979 Nov 4.
  19. ^ "Boilermakers nip Michigan but it only helps Buckeyes." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Nov 11.
  20. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Jan 1.
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