1978 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1978 Purdue Boilermakers football
Peach Bowl Champions
Peach Bowl, W 41-21 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#13
AP	#13
1978 record	9–2–1 (6–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Young
MVP	Keena Turner
Captain	Tim Eubank
Captain	Willie Harris
Home stadium	Ross-Ade Stadium

1978 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#12 Michigan State +	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
#13 Purdue	6	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	2	5	–	4	–	2
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Illinois	0	–	6	–	2	1	–	8	–	2
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	1	0	–	10	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1978 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	Michigan State		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 21–14	60,355
September 23	Ohio*		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 24–0	55,172
September 30	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	L 6–10	59,075
October 7	Wake Forest*		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 14–7	54,362
October 14	#16 Ohio State		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 27–16	69,465
October 21	at Illinois	#19	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 13–0	50,918
October 28	at Iowa	#17	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	W 34–7	57,640
November 4	Northwestern	#14	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 31–0	64,232
November 11	at Wisconsin	#12	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	T 24–24	78,986
November 18	at #7 Michigan	#15	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 6–24	106,410
November 25	Indiana	#18	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 20–7	69,918
December 25	vs. Georgia Tech	#17	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	W 41–21	20,277
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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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 Sovereen

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 notes

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan State	14	0	0	0	14
• Purdue	0	0	14	7	21

Date: September 16
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Game attendance: 60,355

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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Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	0	7	3	6	16
• Purdue	3	0	14	10	27

Date: October 14
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Game attendance: 69,465

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	10	7	0	17	34
Iowa	0	0	7	0	7

Date: October 28
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game attendance: 57,460

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 Sovereen (2nd)

Big Ten Coach of the Year: Jim Young

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References

1 2 3 4 5 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.

Purdue Boilermakers football

Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago Illinois (Purdue Cannon) Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket) Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy)

Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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