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1984 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1984
team	Purdue Boilermakers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	7–5
conf_record	6–3
head_coach	Leon Burtnett
hc_year	3rd
off_coach	Jim Colletto
oc_year	3rd
def_coach	Joe Tiller
dc_year	2nd
mvp	Jim Everett
captain	Bruce King
captain2	Brian Thornson
stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
bowl	[Peach Bowl](1984-peach-bowl)
bowl_result	L 24–27 vs. [Virginia](1984-virginia-cavaliers-football-team)

The 1984 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by third-year head coach Leon Burtnett, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big Ten. Purdue was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Boilermakers lost to Virginia. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Boilermakers defeated Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Michigan in the same season for the first and only time in college football history.

Schedule

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Game summaries

vs Notre Dame

First quarter

PUR – Mike Rendina 31-yard field goal, 13:16. ''Purdue 3–0. '''Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:38.'''''
ND – Allen Pinkett 11-yard run (John Carney kick), 7:55. ''Notre Dame 7–3. '''Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:21.'''''
ND – Mark Brooks 3-yard run (John Carney kick), 1:39. ''Notre Dame 14–3. '''Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:12.''''' Second quarter
PUR – Jeff Price 6-yard pass from Jim Everett, 10:11. ''Notre Dame 14–10. '''Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 6:28.'''''
PUR – Mike Rendina 18-yard field goal, 0:00. ''Notre Dame 14–13. '''Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 5:59.''''' Third quarter
PUR – Mike Rendina 20-yard field goal, 3:47. ''Purdue 16–14. '''Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 5:54.''''' Fourth quarter
PUR – Jeff Price 14-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), 13:57. ''Purdue 23–14. '''Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:32.'''''
ND – Allen Pinkett 6-yard run (John Carney kick), 4:21. ''Purdue 23–21. '''Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:16.''''' ;Top passers
PUR – Jim Everett – 20/28, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT
ND – Steve Beuerlein – 13/20, 233 yards, 3 INT ;Top rushers
PUR – Rodney Carter – 22 rushes, 58 yards
ND – Allen Pinkett – 22 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD ;Top receivers
PUR – Steve Griffin – 5 receptions, 79 yards
ND – Joe Howard – 3 receptions, 61 yards

Miami (FL)

Minnesota

Ray Wallace 32 rushes, 158 yards

Michigan State

Jim Everett 27/42, 335 yards

Ohio State

First quarter

PUR – Steve Griffin 20-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), 14:00. ''Purdue 7–0. '''Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:00.'''''
OSU – Keith Byars 20-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 4:09. ''Tie 7–7. '''Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:50.''''' Second quarter
OSU – Rich Spangler 34-yard field goal, 0:02. ''Ohio St 10–7. '''Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 0:26.''''' Third quarter
OSU – Keith Byars 14-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 13:43. ''Ohio St 17–7. '''Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:20.'''''
PUR – Steve Griffin 65-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), ''Ohio St 17–14. '''Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:54.''''' Fourth quarter
PUR – Bruce King 4-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), 14:03. ''Purdue 21–17. '''Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:43.'''''
PUR – Rod Woodson 55-yard interception return (Mike Rendina kick), 10:03. Purdue 28–17.
OSU – Cris Carter 5-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (run failed), 2:35. ''Purdue 28–23. '''Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 0:52.''''' ;Top passers
OSU – Mike Tomczak – 20/41, 280 yards, TD, 2 INT
PUR – Jim Everett – 17/23, 257 yards, 3 TD, INT ;Top rushers
OSU – Keith Byars – 30 rushes, 191 yards, 2 TD
PUR – Ray Wallace – 20 rushes, 89 yards ;Top receivers
OSU – Keith Byars – 9 receptions, 102 yards
PUR – Steve Griffin – 6 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD

Iowa

Iowa won in West Lafayette for the first time since 1956, snapping a 12-game losing skid at Ross–Ade Stadium.

Illinois

Northwestern

Jim Everett 25/35, 312 yards

Michigan

Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=dBzKUGQurMsC&dat=19841104&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

PUR: Steve Griffin 6 Rec, 112 yards

Wisconsin

Jim Everett 23/49, 328 yards

Indiana

A grass fire was reported in the end-zone during the game as a result of a warming barrel tipping over.
Rodney Carter 23 rushes, 148 yards
Steve Griffin 6 receptions, 103 yards
Jason Houston 16 solo tackles

Vs. Virginia (Peach Bowl)

Main article: 1984 Peach Bowl

Roster

Leon Burtnett
Urban Bowman – Linebackers
Jim Colletto
Bill Doba
Bob Spoo
Joe Tiller

References

(September 9, 1984). "Purdue shocks Irish, 23–21". The Miami Herald.
(September 16, 1984). "Miami drops Boilers' lift". The South Bend Tribune.
(September 23, 1984). "Purdue tramples Minnesota". Wisconsin State Journal.
(September 30, 1984). "MSU offense fails, losing streak at 3". The Flint Journal.
(October 7, 1984). "Boilermakers stun Ohio State". The Roanoke Times & World-News.
(October 14, 1984). "Iowa upsets Purdue". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(October 21, 1984). "Illini bomb Boilers with bombs". The Dispatch.
(October 28, 1984). "Purdue sharp in romp over Wildcats". Journal and Courier.
Tommy George. (November 4, 1984). "Purdue passes U-M, 31–29". Detroit Free Press.
(November 11, 1984). "Badgers smash Purdue, 30–13". The Oshkosh Northwestern.
(November 18, 1984). "Purdue falls behind 14–0 before rolling to 31–24 win over Indiana". The Waterloo Courier.
(January 1, 1985). "Virginia rallies to beat Purdue". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
. ["2022 Purdue Football Record Book"](https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf). *Purdue University Athletics*.
Gainesville Sun. 1984-Sep-09. Retrieved 2022-Nov-19.
(October 14, 1984). "Iowa, Long destroy Purdue jinx". Chicago Tribune.
''Gainesville Sun''. November 18, 1984

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