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 September 16 Michigan State W 21–1460,355
September 23 Ohio * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 24–055,172
September 30 at Notre Dame * L 6–1059,075
October 7 Wake Forest * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 14–754,362 [1]
October 14 No. 16 Ohio State Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 27–1669,465
October 21 at Illinois No. 19 W 13–050,918
October 28 at Iowa No. 17 W 34–757,640
November 4 Northwestern No. 14 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 31–064,232
November 11 at Wisconsin No. 12 T 24–2478,986
November 18 at No. 7 Michigan No. 15 L 6–24106,410 [2] [3]
November 25 Indiana No. 18 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 20–769,918
December 25 vs. Georgia Tech No. 17 W 41–2120,277
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
Michigan State
14
0 0 0
14
• Purdue
0
0 14 7
21
1 MSU Kirk Gibson 4 yard pass from Ed Smith (Morten Andersen kick)MSU 7-0
1 MSU Ed Smith 3 yard run (Morten Andersen kick) MSU 14-0
3 PUR Dave Young 1 yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Scott Sovereen kick) MSU 14-7
3 PUR Russell Pope 62 yard run (Scott Sovereen kick) Tied 14-14
4 PUR John Macon 33 yard run (Scott Sovereen kick) PUR 21-14
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John Macon 19 rushes, 120 yards
Ohio
At Notre Dame
Wake Forest
Ohio State
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio St
0
7 3 6
16
• Purdue
3
0 14 10
27
Q1 PUR Sovereen 28 yard field goal PUR 3–0
Q2 OHST Volley 49 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 7–3
Q3 PUR Macon 1 yard run (Sovereen kick) PUR 10–7
Q3 OHST Atha 42 yard field goal Tie 10–10
Q3 PUR Pope 11 yard run (Sovereen kick) PUR 17–10
Q4 PUR Sovereen 41 yard field goal PUR 20–10
Q4 OHST Gerald 60 yard pass from Schlichter (pass failed) PUR 20–16
Q4 PUR Harris 19 yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) PUR 27–16
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At Illinois
John Macon 32 rushes, 126 yards
Russell Pope 25 rushes, 118 yards
At Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• Purdue
10
7 0 17
34
Iowa
0
0 7 0
7
1 PUR Sovereen 39 yard field goal Purdue 3–0
1 PUR Pope 11 yard run (Sovereen kick) Purdue 10–0
2 PUR Young 25 yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) Purdue 17–0
3 IOWA Reid 57 yard run (Schilling kick) Purdue 17–7
4 PUR Burrell 11 yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) Purdue 24–7
4 PUR Sovereen 27 yard field goal Purdue 27–7
4 PUR Eubank 3 yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) Purdue 34–7
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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
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DT
Calvin Clark
DE
Ruben Floyd
S
Willie Harris
DT
Marcus Jackson
LB
Mark Johnason
MG
Ken Loushin
LB
Mike Marks
CB
Rick Moss
LB
Kevin Motts
CB
Wayne Smith
S
Rock Supan
DE
Keena Turner
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
Dave Eagin
P
Joe Linville
K
Scott Sovereen
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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
Herrmann
152
274
1,904
14
12
References
External links
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