1971 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1971 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1971 record	3–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bob DeMoss (2nd year)
Home stadium	Ross-Ade Stadium

1971 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Indiana	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Iowa	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1971 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 18	at Washington*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 35–38
September 25	#2 Notre Dame*		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	L 7–8
October 2	Iowa		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 45–13
October 9	Minnesota		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 27–13
October 16	at Northwestern	#20	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 21–20
October 23	at Illinois	#17	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	L 7–21
October 30	Michigan State		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 10–43
November 6	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 10–14
November 13	#3 Michigan		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 17–20
November 20	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 31–38
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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References

1. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com