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1974 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1974
team	Purdue Boilermakers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	4–6–1
conf_record	3–5
head_coach	Alex Agase
hc_year	2nd
mvp	Larry Burton
captain	Fred Cooper
captain2	Ralph Perretta
stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

The 1974 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Alex Agase, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Notre Dame

Duke

Scott Dierking 19 rushes, 122 yards

Northwestern

Scott Dierking 24 rushes, 127 yards

Iowa

Mike Pruitt 10 rushes, 179 yards

Indiana

Scott Dierking 19 rushes, 129 yards

Roster

Alex Agase
Fred Conti
Jerry Hartman
Rick Venturi
Jack Ellis
Mike Wynn
Pat Naughton
Bob Geiger
Tom Roggeman
George Catavolos

References

(September 15, 1974). "Badgers bump Boilermakers in Big Ten opener". The La Crosse Tribune.
(September 22, 1974). "Purdue tied". Evansville Courier & Press.
(September 29, 1974). "Irish go blah, Purdue winner in 31–20 upset". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
(October 6, 1974). "Duke scores late to defeat Purdue". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial.
(October 13, 1974). "Illini air game guns down Purdue". The Ann Arbor News.
(October 20, 1974). "Purdue tops Wildcats". Chronicle Tribune.
(October 27, 1974). "Spartans stop Boilermakers, 31–7". The Muskegon Chronicle.
(November 3, 1974). "Purdue rips Hawkeyes". Argus-Leader.
(November 10, 1974). "Gophers squeeze by Boilermakers 24–20". The Winona Daily News.
(November 17, 1974). "Michigan tunes up for Buckeyes". The Bay City Times.
(November 24, 1974). "Vitali opts for option as Purdue slaps IU 38–17". The Courier-Journal.
. ["2022 Purdue Football Record Book"](https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf). *Purdue University Athletics*.
''Palm Beach Post''. 1974 Sept 29.
''Eugene Register-Guard''. 1974 October 20.
. ["1974 Purdue Boilermakers Roster"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1974-roster.html).
. ["Purdue football squad, 1974"](https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/puath/id/222/).

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