1973 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1973 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1973 record	5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Alex Agase
MVP	Bo Bobrowski
Captain	Bo Bobrowski
Captain	Tim Racke
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons

1973 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2/3 Ohio State §	7	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
#6/6 Michigan §	7	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
Minnesota	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Indiana	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Iowa	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1973 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1973 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 14–13	58,265
September 22*	Miami (OH)		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 19–24	53,973
September 29*	#7 Notre Dame		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	L 7–20	63,391
October 6*	Duke		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 27–7	53,241
October 13	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	L 13–15	54,252
October 20†	Northwestern		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 21–10	57,657
October 27	Michigan State		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 7–10	55,291
November 3	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	W 48–23	39,120
November 10	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 7–34	36,890
November 17	#4 Michigan		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 9–34	56,485
November 24	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 28–23	44,789
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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