1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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.

1979 Purdue Boilermakers football
Astro-Bluebonne 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
CaptainSteve McKenzie, Pete Quinn, Keena Turner
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1979 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 10 Purdue 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 18 Michigan 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 19 Indiana 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
Iowa 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Minnesota 3 –5 –14 –6 –1
Michigan State 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Wisconsin 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Illinois 1 –6 –12 –8 –1
Northwestern 0 –9 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Roster
1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 23 Mike Augustyniak Sr
QB 9 Mark Herrmann Jr
TE 80 Dave Young Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 85 Keena Turner Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Staff

Head coach: Jim Young

Assistants: Bob Bockrath, Leon Burtnett, Mike Hankwitz, Randy Hart, Doug Redmann, Bob Spoo, Larry Thompson, Ed Zaunbrecher

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[5]
  • Jimmy Smith 23 rushes, 125 yards

At Michigan State
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. [6]

At Iowa
Purdue at Iowa
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
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)
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 [9]

Statistics

Passing
PlayerCompAttYardsTDINT
Mark Herrmann2033482,3771619

Awards

All-Big Ten
Main article: 1979 All-Big Ten Conference football team

References
  1. Mick McCabe (November 11, 1979). "Purdue jolts U-M, 24-21". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 5F – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Boilermakers bump blue, 24-21". The Michigan Daily. November 11, 1979. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tennessee rally falls short, Purdue wins Bluebonnet Bowl". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. January 1, 1980. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 90. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  5. Ocala Star-Banner. 1979 Oct 14. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
  6. Palm Beach Post. 1979 Oct 21.
  7. Palm Beach Post. 1979 Nov 4.
  8. "Boilermakers nip Michigan but it only helps Buckeyes." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Nov 11.
  9. Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Jan 1.
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