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1970 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1970
teamPurdue Boilermakers
sportfootball
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
record4–6
conf_record2–5
head_coachBob DeMoss
hc_year1st
mvpStan Brown
captainDonnie Green
captain2Veno Paraskevas
stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium

The 1970 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob DeMoss, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Ten. This was Purdue's first losing season since the 1956 season. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

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Game summaries

TCU

  • Otis Armstrong, 22 rushes, 100 yards

Stanford

Purdue intercepted Stanford quarterback Jim Plunkett five times.

  • Otis Armstrong 27 rushes, 120 yards

Iowa

  • Otis Armstrong 25 rushes, 164 yards

Ohio State

First quarter

  • OSU – John Brockington 26-yard run (Fred Schram kick), 2:13. ''Ohio St 7–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards.'''''
  • PUR – Stan Brown 96-yard kickoff return (Jeff Jones kick), 2:01. Tie 7–7. Fourth quarter
  • OSU – Fred Schram 30-yard field goal, 2:04. ''Ohio St 10–7. '''Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards.''''' ;Top passers
  • OSU – Ron Maciejowski – 1/3, 52 yards
  • PUR – Gary Danielson – 2/12, 17 yards, 2 INT ;Top rushers
  • OSU – John Brockington – 24 rushes, 136 yards, TD
  • PUR – Otis Armstrong – 20 rushes, 94 yards ;Top receivers
  • OSU – Bruce Jankowski – 1 reception, 52 yards
  • PUR – Stan Brown – 1 reception, 9 yards

Indiana

  • Otis Armstrong 23 rushes, 168 yards

Roster

  • Bob DeMoss
  • Bob Geiger
  • Allen Hager
  • C.W. Hewgley
  • Wayne Jones
  • Ned Maloney
  • Tony Mason
  • Ron Meyer
  • Al Parker
  • Tom Roggeman
  • Dale Samuels

References

References

  1. (September 20, 1970). "Purdue gets 15–0 win over Frogs". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
  2. (September 27, 1970). "Irish ram by Purdue". The Huntsville Times.
  3. (October 4, 1970). "Stanford upset by Purdue". The Muncie Star.
  4. (October 11, 1970). "'Weak' Moorhead triggers Wolverines' victory". The Saginaw News.
  5. (October 18, 1970). "Purdue dumps Hawks 24–3". Waterloo Sunday Courier.
  6. (October 25, 1970). "NU pass defense ruins Purdue bid". Quad-City Times.
  7. (November 1, 1970). "Troubled Illini surprise Purdue". Palladium-Item.
  8. (November 8, 1970). "State trips Purdue for third in row". The Kalamazoo Gazette.
  9. (November 15, 1970). "Buckeyes nip Purdue on FG". The Bay City Times.
  10. (November 22, 1970). "Purdue blasts Indiana, 40–0". The Kokomo Tribune.
  11. . ["2022 Purdue Football Record Book"](https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf). *Purdue University Athletics*.
  12. . ["Schedule/Results (1970 Purdue)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/296690). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
  13. "Purdue Stuns Stanford." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Oct 4.
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