The 1978 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season .
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance 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
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
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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Starters [ ]
Offense: se Burrell, lt Feil, lg Schwan, c Quinn, rg LeFeber, rt McKenzie, te Eubank/Young, qb Herrmann, fb Macon, tb Pope, fl M. Harris, k Template:Proper name
Defense: le Floyd, lt Clark, mg Loushin, rt Jackson, re Turner, lb Motts/Johanson, cb W. Smith/Moss, ss Supan, fs W. Harris, p Eagin
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Staff [ ]
Head coach: Jim Young
Assistants: Bob Bockrath, Leon Burtnett , Mike Hankwitz , Randy Hart , Doug Redmann, Bob Spoo , Larry Thompson, Ed Zaunbrecher
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Game summaries [ ]
Michigan State [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Michigan State
14
0
0
0
14
• Purdue
0
0
14
7
21
Scoring summary
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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Notre Dame [ ]
Ohio State [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Ohio St
0
7
3
6
16
• Purdue
3
0
14
10
27
Scoring summary
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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Iowa [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Purdue
10
7
0
17
34
Iowa
0
0
7
0
7
Scoring summary
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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Statistics [ ]
Passing [ ]
Player
Comp
Att
Yards
TD
INT
Herrmann
152
274
1,904
14
12
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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 Template:Proper name (2nd)
Big Ten Coach of the Year: Jim Young
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References [ ]
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2010 Purdue football information guide
↑ "Macon's Run Lifts Purdue Over Spartans." Palm Beach Post. 1978 Sept 17.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1978 Oct 15.
↑ "Purdue cuts down Iowa again." Milwaukee Journal. 1978 Oct 29.