1971 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1971 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1971 record	3–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bob DeMoss (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons

1971 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6/4 Michigan †	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Indiana	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Iowa	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1971 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 18	at Washington*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 35–38
September 25	No. 2 Notre Dame*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	L 7–8
October 2	Iowa		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 45–13
October 9	Minnesota		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 27–13
October 16	at Northwestern	No. 20	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 21–20
October 23	at Illinois	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	L 7–21
October 30	Michigan State		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 10–43
November 6	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 10–14
November 13	No. 3 Michigan		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 17–20
November 20	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 31–38
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1971 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 18 Danielson, GaryGary Danielson 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bob DeMoss Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Minnesota

• Gary Danielson 15/20, 300 Yds