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1971 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1971
team	Purdue Boilermakers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	3–7
conf_record	3–5
head_coach	Bob DeMoss
hc_year	2nd
mvp	Tom Luken
captain	Tom Luken
captain2	Jim Teal
stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

The 1971 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Bob DeMoss, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

The Boilermakers were one of two Big Ten teams which did not play 11 regular season games, along with Ohio State, who played 10 regular season games for the first time in 1971. The NCAA approved an 11th regular season game effective for the 1970 season, but Big Ten faculty representatives and athletic directors did not allow the 11th game until this season.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Washington

Otis Armstrong 19 rushes, 121 yards

Minnesota

Gary Danielson 15/20 passing, 300 yards

Northwestern

Otis Armstrong 30 rushes, 179 yards

Wisconsin

Otis Armstrong 35 rushes, 155 yards

Roster

Bob DeMoss
George Catavolos
Ned Maloney
Tony Mason
Bo Rein

References

(September 19, 1971). "Huskies down Purdue 38–35". The Bellingham Herald.
(September 26, 1971). "Irish 'luck' fells Purdue". The Kokomo Tribune.
(October 3, 1971). "Purdue raps inept Iowa". The South Bend Tribune.
(October 10, 1971). "Badgers prevail 35–29". Chicago Tribune.
(October 17, 1971). "Powers nips Wildcats for 3–0 Big Ten record". The Bay City Times.
(October 24, 1971). "Illini run to light, 21–7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
(October 31, 1971). "'The Flea' runs wild". The Times Herald.
(November 7, 1971). "Badgers win in last 9 seconds". The Post-Crescent.
Curt Sylvester. (November 14, 1971). "M Wins Title, Bowl Trip: Purdue Puts Up Strong Battle, 20–17". Detroit Free Press.
(November 21, 1971). "Hoosiers tip Boilermakers for the Bucket". Wisconsin State Journal.
. ["2022 Purdue Football Record Book"](https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf). *Purdue University Athletics*.
. ["Schedule/Results (1971 Purdue)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/130892). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
. ["1971 Purdue Boilermakers Roster"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1971-roster.html).

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