1980 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1980 Purdue Boilermakers football
Liberty Bowl Champions
Liberty Bowl, W 2825 vs. Missouri
Conference Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches #16
AP #17
1980 record 93 (71 Big Ten)
Head coach Jim Young
Base defense 3-4
MVP Mark Herrmann
Captain Tom Kingsbury
Captain Pete Quinn
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 69,200)
1980 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Michigan $ 8 0 0     10 2 0
#15 Ohio State 7 1 0     9 3 0
#17 Purdue 7 1 0     9 3 0
Iowa 4 4 0     4 7 0
Minnesota 4 5 0     5 6 0
Indiana 3 5 0     6 5 0
Wisconsin 3 5 0     4 7 0
Illinois 3 5 0     3 7 1
Michigan State 2 6 0     3 8 0
Northwestern 0 9 0     0 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 at #11 Notre Dame* #9 Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) L 1031   59,075
September 13 Wisconsin #20 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 126   77,280
September 27 #16 UCLA* Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN L 1423   69,333
October 4 Miami (OH)* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 283   69,889
October 11 Minnesotadagger Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 217   69,399
October 18 at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) W 4520   62,121
October 25 Michigan State Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 3625   69,231
November 1 at Northwestern #20 Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL W 5231   17,744
November 8 Iowa #17 Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 5813   68,775
November 15 at #11 Michigan #16 Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ABC L 026   105,831
November 22 Indiana Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) W 2423   71,629
December 22 vs. Missouri* Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) ABC W 2825   53,667
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Wisconsin


#20 Purdue at Wisconsin
1 234Total
Purdue 3 360 12
Wisconsin 3 300 6

Illinois

Michigan State

Iowa

1 234Total
Iowa 7 006 13
Purdue 10 13287 58

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Indiana

1 234Total
Indiana 3 7013 23
Purdue 0 3147 24

Linebacker Mike Marks batted down quarterback Tim Clifford's two-point pass to preserve Purdue's 24-23 victory. The Hoosiers regained possession on the onside kick but Don Geisler missed a 59-yard field goal as time expired. In his final home game, Mark Herrmann finished 19 of 23 for 323 yards and a touchdown [6]

Personnel

Starters

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Coaching staff

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Awards

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References

  1. 2011 Purdue football information guide
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  3. 2011 Purdue football information guide.
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  5. Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Nov 9.
  6. "Late 2-Point Pass Fails; Purdue Edges Indiana." Palm Beach Post. p. 140. 1980 Nov 23.
  7. 2011 Purdue football information guide.
  8. 2011 Purdue football information guide.
  9. 2011 Purdue football information guide.
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