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1975 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1975
team	Purdue Boilermakers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	4–7
conf_record	4–4
head_coach	Alex Agase
hc_year	3rd
mvp	Mike Pruitt
captain	Ken Long
captain2	Ken Novak
captain3	Mike Pruitt
stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

The 1975 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by third-year head coach Alex Agase, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Northwestern

Notre Dame

USC

Paul Beery 6 receptions, 101 yards

Miami (OH)

Wisconsin

Mike Pruitt 31 carries, 162 yards
Scott Dierking 20 carries, 139 yards

Illinois

Mike Pruitt 29 carries, 115 yards

Ohio State

Mike Pruitt 24 carries, 127 yards

Michigan State

Scott Dierking 24 carries, 149 yards
Mike Pruitt 28 carries, 120 yards

Michigan

Iowa

Scott Dierking 30 carries, 107 yards

Indiana

Personnel

Roster

Alex Agase
George Catavolos
Rick Venturi
Stan Parrish (GA)

Coaching staff

HC: Alex Agase

Ast: George Catavolos, Fred Conti, Jack Ellis, Bob Geiger, Jerry Hartman, Pat Naughton, Tom Roggeman, Rick Venturi, Mike Wynn

Starters

Offense: se Arnold, ot Stapleton, og Gibson, c Polak, sg Zelencik, st Long, te Wirgowski, qb Vitali, fl Beery, fb Pruitt, tb Dierking, k Schmidt

Defense: le Smith, lt Novak, mg Gorgal/Ruwe, rt Parker, re Hardy, lb Sullivan, lb Mannella, cb DiMarzio/Harris, cb Cooper, s Wood/Lewis, s Andres/Thompson, p Vitali

References

(September 14, 1975). "Wildcats upset Boilermakers". The Muncie Star.
(September 21, 1975). "Irish blank Purdue". Springfield News-Sun.
(September 28, 1975). "Reece bails out sluggish Trojans". The Daily Breeze.
(October 5, 1975). "Fumbling Purdue loses to Miami". The Flint Journal.
(October 12, 1975). "Boilers lose big lead, drop Big Ten decision to Badgers". The Kokomo Tribune.
(October 19, 1975). "Late field goal foiled as Purdue spoils Illinois homecoming, wins 26–24". Southern Illinoisan.
(October 26, 1975). "Buckeyes crush Purdue for 7th straight victory". Staten Island Advance.
(November 2, 1975). "Purdue slams Spartans". The Muskegon Chronicle.
Curt Sylvester. (November 9, 1975). "U-M Powders Purdue, 28–0: Leach Hurls 83-Yd TD Pass". Detroit Free Press.
(November 11, 1975). "Calvin tops again". The Michigan Daily.
(November 16, 1975). "Purdue edges Iowa". The South Bend Tribune.
(November 23, 1975). "IU goes down despite Snyder". Palladium-Item.
. ["2022 Purdue Football Record Book"](https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf). *Purdue University Athletics*.
Palm Beach Post. 1975 Nov 16.
. ["1975 Purdue Boilermakers Roster"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1975-roster.html).

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