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1978 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1978
team	Purdue Boilermakers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	13
APRank	13
record	9–2–1
conf_record	6–1–1
head_coach	Jim Young
hc_year	2nd
def_coach	Leon Burtnett
dc_year	2nd
mvp	Keena Turner
captain	Tim Eubank
captain2	Willie Harris
stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
champion	Peach Bowl champion
bowl	[Peach Bowl](1978-peach-bowl)
bowl_result	W 41–21 vs. [Georgia Tech](1978-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team)

The 1978 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Young, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 6–1–1 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten. Purdue was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Boilermakers defeated Georgia Tech. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Michigan State

John Macon 19 rushes, 120 yards

Ohio

At Notre Dame

Wake Forest

Ohio State

At Illinois

John Macon 32 rushes, 126 yards
Russell Pope 25 rushes, 118 yards

At Iowa

Northwestern

At Wisconsin

John Macon 32 rushes, 117 yards

At Michigan

Indiana

Mike Augustyniak 23 rushes, 135 yards

Peach Bowl (vs. Georgia Tech)

Personnel

Jim Young
Bob Bockrath
Leon Burtnett
Mike Hankwitz
Randy Hart
Doug Redmann
Bob Spoo
Larry Thompson
Ed Zaunbrecher

Awards

All-Big Ten

Ken Loushin (1st)
Keena Turner (1st)
Mark Herrmann (2nd)
Marcus Jackson (2nd)
John LeFeber (2nd)
John Macon (2nd)
Steve McKenzie (2nd)
Dale Schwan (2nd)
Scott Sovereen (2nd)

Big Ten Coach of the Year: Jim Young

Statistics

Passing

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT
Herrmann	152	274	1,904	14	12

References

(September 17, 1978). "Purdue rallies to beat Spartans". Wisconsin State Journal.
(September 24, 1978). "Purdue's 24–0 win doesn't excite Young". The Courier-Journal.
(October 1, 1978). "Irish need rally to stop Purdue". Quad-City Times.
(October 8, 1978). "Late Purdue rally clips Wake Forest". The Kokomo Tribune.
(October 15, 1978). "Dream comes truw: Purdue trips Ohio State". Chicago Tribune.
(October 22, 1978). "Purdue's Macon and Pope run Illinois aground 13–0". The Courier-Journal.
(October 29, 1978). "Purdue shows Iowa why it leads Big 10". Argus-Leader.
(November 5, 1978). "Purdue romps, 31–0". Dayton Daily News.
(November 12, 1978). "Wisconsin ties Purdue, 24–24". Lansing State Journal.
Tom Henderson. (November 19, 1978). "U-M stays on Rose Bowl path, 24-6: Wolverines cut Purdue down to size". Detroit Free Press.
Rick Maddock. (November 19, 1978). "Bring on the Bucks! Wolverines crush Purdue hopes, 24-6". The Michigan Daily.
(November 26, 1978). "Boilermakers claim Bucket". The Pharos-Tribune.
(December 26, 1978). "Boilers rip Ga. Tech 41–21". The Times-Mail.
"1978 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
. ["2022 Purdue Football Record Book"](https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf). *Purdue University Athletics*.
"Macon's Run Lifts Purdue Over Spartans." Palm Beach Post. 1978 Sept 17.
Eugene Register-Guard. 1978 Oct 15.
"Purdue cuts down Iowa again." Milwaukee Journal. 1978 Oct 29.

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