1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1979 Purdue Boilermakers football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record10–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Bockrath (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLeon Burtnett (3rd season)
MVPDave Young
Captains
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1979 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Purdue 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Michigan 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Iowa 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Michigan State 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Illinois 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Northwestern 0 – 9 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Young, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big Ten. Purdue was invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, where the Boilermakers defeated Tennessee. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

This is Purdue’s only 10 win season in program history as of 2026.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8WisconsinNo. 6
W 41–2065,002[1]
September 15at UCLA*No. 5
L 21–3144,174[2]
September 22No. 5 Notre Dame*No. 17
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 28–2270,567[3]
September 29Oregon*No. 10
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 13–769,327[4]
October 6at MinnesotaNo. 12
L 14–3147,686[5]
October 13IllinoisNo. 20
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 28–1469,413[6]
October 20at Michigan StateNo. 16
W 14–779,561[7]
October 27NorthwesternNo. 16
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 20–1669,656[8]
November 3at IowaNo. 15
W 20–1459,940[9]
November 10No. 10 MichiganNo. 14
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 24–2169,829[10][11]
November 17at IndianaNo. 12
W 37–2153,202[12]
December 31vs. TennesseeNo. 12
MizlouW 27–2240,542[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Oregon

  • Wally Jones 30 rushes, 156 yards

Illinois

  • Mark Herrmann breaks Mike Phipps' school record for career passing yardage
  • Dave Young 114 Rec Yds, 2 TD[15]
  • Jimmy Smith 23 rushes, 125 yards

At Michigan State

Team 1 234Total
• Purdue 7 070 14
Michigan St 0 007 7
Scoring summary
1PurdueWayne Smith]|Wayne Smith 42-yard interception return (Seibel kick)Purdue 7-0
3PurdueJimmy Smith 1-yard run (Seibel kick)Purdue 14-0
4Michigan StSteve Smith 1-yard run (Andersen kick)Purdue 14-7

Mark Herrmann broke the Big Ten career completion record set by Michigan State's Ed Smith in the previous year. [16]

At Iowa

Purdue at Iowa
Team 1 234Total
• Boilermakers 7 760 20
Hawkeyes 6 800 14
Scoring summary
1PurdueD. Young 3-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick)Purdue 7-0
1IowaMosley 1-yard run (kick failed)Purdue 7-6
2IowaMcKillip 16-yard run (Reid pass from Mosley)Iowa 14-7
2PurdueMcCall 17-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick)Tie 14-14
3PurdueMcCall 6-yard run (kick failed)Purdue 20-14
See also: 1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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Michigan

#10 Michigan at #14 Purdue
Team 1 234Total
Michigan 0 0615 21
• Purdue 7 0710 24
Scoring summary
1PURBen McCall 2-yard run (Seibel kick)Purdue 7-0
3PURMark Herrmann 1-yard run (Seibel kick)Purdue 14-0
3MICHCurt Marsh 6-yard pass from John Wangler (kick failed)Purdue 14-6
4PURSeibel 29-yard field goalPurdue 17-6
4PURBen McCall 9-yard runPurdue 24-6
4MICHRoosevelt Smith 1-yard run (run failed)Purdue 24-12
4MICHButch Woolfolk 2-yard run (Virgil kick)Purdue 24-19
4MICHSafety, Mark Herrmann tackled in end zonePurdue 24-21

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At Indiana

See also: 1979 Indiana Hoosiers football team and Old Oaken Bucket
  • Ben McCall 20 rushes, 148 yards

Vs. Tennessee (Bluebonnet Bowl)

Team 1 234Total
• Purdue 0 1476 27
Tennessee 0 0166 22
Scoring summary
2PurdueBen McCall 6-yard run (John Seibel kick)Purdue 7-0
2PurdueBart Burrell 12-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (John Seibel kick)Purdue 14-0
3PurdueDave Young 12-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (John Seibel kick)Purdue 21-0
3TennesseeGlenn Ford 8-yard pass from Jimmy Streater (pass failed)Purdue 21-6
4TennesseeJames Berry 15-yard pass from Phil Ingram (Hubert Simpson run)Purdue 21-14
4TennesseeHubert Simpson 1-yard run (Hubert Simpson pass from Jimmy Streater)Tennessee 22-21
4PurdueDave Young 17-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (pass failed)Purdue 27-22
Main article: 1979 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
See also: 1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team
  • PUR: Mark Herrmann 21/39, 303 Yds, 3 TD
  • PUR: Bart Burell 8 Rec, 144 Yds, TD [19]

Personnel

Roster

1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 23 Mike Augustyniak Sr
TE Tom Barr
WR Bart Burrell
OL Henry Fiel
WR Mike Fuetterer
QB Larry Gates
OL Don Hall
WR Mike Harris
QB 9 Mark Herrmann Jr
RB Wally Jones
RB Eric Jordan
RB John Macon
RB Ben McCall
OL Steve McKenzie
RB Jim Owen
OL Pete Quinn
OL Dale Schwan
RB Jimmy Smith
WR Ray Smith
TE 80 Dave Young Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Calvin Clark
DL Marcus Jackson
DB Bill Kay
DL Tom Kingsbury
LB Jim Looney
DL Ken Loushin
LB Mike Marks
DB Marcus McKinnie
LB Kevin Motts
DB Larry Perry
DB Tom Seneff
DB Wayne Smith
DE 85 Keena Turner Sr
DB Bobby Williams
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Walt Drapeza
P Greg Hayes
PR Tony Hill
P Terry Kingseed
P Joe Linville
PR Dave Retherford
K John Seibel
PR Jeff Speedy
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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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

Awards

All-Big Ten

Main article: 1979 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Statistics

Passing

Player Comp Att Yards TD INT
Mark Herrmann 203 348 2,377 16 19

References

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  2. ^ "No. 5 Boilermakers surprised by UCLA". The Des Moines Register. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Purdue rallies to upset Notre Dame". The Gloucester County Times. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Purdue edges scrappy Oregon, 13–7". Lansing State Journal. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Minnesota shocks 12th-ranked Purdue, 31–14". Detroit Free Press. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hermann lifts Purdue". Tulsa World. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lackluster contest won by Purdue". The Des Moines Register. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Herrmann sets Big Ten record as Purdue nips Northwestern". The Courier-Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Herrmann leads Boilermakers, 20–14". The Lima News. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Mick McCabe (November 11, 1979). "Purdue jolts U-M, 24-21". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 5F – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Boilermakers bump blue, 24-21". The Michigan Daily. November 11, 1979. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Purdue, Herrmann survive IU challenge". Evansville Courier and Press. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tennessee rally falls short, Purdue wins Bluebonnet Bowl". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. January 1, 1980. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1979 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  15. ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1979 Oct 14. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
  16. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1979 Oct 21.
  17. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1979 Nov 4.
  18. ^ "Boilermakers nip Michigan but it only helps Buckeyes." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Nov 11.
  19. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Jan 1.
  20. ^ "1979 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 22, 2025.
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