The 1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 8 | Wisconsin | No. 6 | | W 41–20 | 65,002 |
September 15 | at UCLA* | No. 5 | | L 21–31 | 44,174 |
September 22 | No. 5 Notre Dame* | No. 17 | | W 28–22 | 70,567 |
September 29 | Oregon* | No. 10 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 13–7 | 69,327 |
October 6 | at Minnesota | No. 12 | | L 14–31 | 47,686 |
October 13 | Illinois | No. 20 | | W 28–14 | 69,413 |
October 20 | at Michigan State | No. 16 | | W 14–7 | 79,561 |
October 27 | Northwestern | No. 16 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 20-16 | 69,656 |
November 3 | at Iowa | No. 15 | | W 20–14 | 59,940 |
November 10 | No. 10 Michigan | No. 14 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 24–21 | 69,829 |
November 17 | at Indiana | No. 12 | | W 37–21 | 53,202 |
December 31 | vs. Tennessee | No. 12 | | W 27–22 | 40,542 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- 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
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Roster[]
1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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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[]
Illinois[]
- Mark Herrmann breaks Mike Phipps' school record for career passing yardage
- David Young 114 Rec Yds, 2 TD
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Michigan State[]
by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
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Total
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• Purdue
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7 |
0 |
7 |
0
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14
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Michigan St
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0 |
0 |
0 |
7
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7
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| Purdue | Wayne Smith 42-yard interception return (Seibel kick) | Purdue 7-0 |
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3 |
| Purdue | Jimmy Smith 1-yard run (Seibel kick) | Purdue 14-0 |
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4 |
| Michigan St | Steve Smith 1-yard run (Andersen kick) | Purdue 14-7 |
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Mark Herrmann broke the Big Ten career completion record set by Michigan State's Ed Smith in the previous year.
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Iowa[]
by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
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Total
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• Purdue
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7 |
7 |
6 |
0
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20
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Iowa
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6 |
8 |
0 |
0
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14
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| Purdue | D. Young 3-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick) | Purdue 7-0 |
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1 |
| Iowa | Mosley 1-yard run (kick failed) | Purdue 7-6 |
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2 |
| Iowa | McKillip 16-yard run (Reid pass from Mosley) | Iowa 14-7 |
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2 |
| Purdue | McCall 17-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick) | Tie 14-14 |
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3 |
| Purdue | McCall 6-yard run (kick failed) | Purdue 20-14 |
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Michigan[]
#10 Michigan at #14 Purdue
by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
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Total
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Michigan
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0 |
0 |
6 |
15
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21
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• Purdue
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7 |
0 |
7 |
10
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24
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| PUR | Ben McCall 2-yard run (Seibel kick) | Purdue 7-0 |
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3 |
| PUR | Mark Herrmann 1-yard run (Seibel kick) | Purdue 14-0 |
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3 |
| MICH | Curt Marsh 6-yard pass from John Wangler (kick failed) | Purdue 14-6 |
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4 |
| PUR | Seibel 29-yard field goal | Purdue 17-6 |
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4 |
| PUR | Ben McCall 9-yard run | Purdue 24-6 |
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4 |
| MICH | Roosevelt Smith 1-yard run (run failed) | Purdue 24-12 |
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4 |
| MICH | Butch Woolfolk 2-yard run (Virgil kick) | Purdue 24-19 |
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4 |
| MICH | Safety, Mark Herrmann tackled in end zone | Purdue 24-21 |
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Bluebonnet Bowl[]
by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
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Total
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• Purdue
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0 |
14 |
7 |
6
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27
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Tennessee
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0 |
0 |
16 |
6
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22
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Scoring summary |
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2 |
| Purdue | Ben McCall 6-yard run (John Seibel kick) | Purdue 7-0 |
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2 |
| Purdue | Bart Burrell 12-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (John Seibel kick) | Purdue 14-0 |
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3 |
| Purdue | Dave Young 12-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (John Seibel kick) | Purdue 21-0 |
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3 |
| Tennessee | Glenn Ford 8-yard pass from Jimmy Streater (pass failed) | Purdue 21-6 |
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4 |
| Tennessee | James Berry 15-yard pass from Phil Ingram (Hubert Simpson run) | Purdue 21-14 |
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4 |
| Tennessee | Hubert Simpson 1-yard run (Hubert Simpson pass from Jimmy Streater) | Tennessee 22-21 |
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4 |
| Purdue | Dave Young 17-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (pass failed) | Purdue 27-22 |
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- PUR: Mark Herrmann 21/39, 303 Yds, 3 TD
- PUR: Bart Burell 8 Rec, 144 Yds, TD [6]
Statistics[]
Passing[]
Player |
Comp |
Att |
Yards |
TD |
INT
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Herrmann |
203 |
348 |
2,377 |
16 |
19
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Awards[]
All-Big Ten
- Calvin Clark (1st)
- Ken Loushin (1st)
- Steve McKenzie (1st)
- Dale Schwan (1st)
- Keena Turner (1st)
- Dave Young (1st)
- Mark Herrmann (2nd)
- Marcus Jackson (2nd)
- Kevin Motts (2nd)
- Pete Quinn (2nd)
- Wayne Smith (2nd)
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2010 Purdue information guide
- ↑ Ocala Star-Banner. 1979 Oct 14. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
- ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1979 Oct 21.
- ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1979 Nov 4.
- ↑ "Boilermakers nip Michigan but it only helps Buckeyes." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Nov 11.
- ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Jan 1.