Purdue Football Team History
Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium Capacity: 67,332 Colors: Old Gold & Black Coach: Alex Agase Conference: Big 10-
1976 Season Highlights
Alex Agase enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Northwestern
31
19
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Notre Dame
0
23
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Southern California
13
31
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Miami Ohio
42
20
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Wisconsin
18
16
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Illinois
17
21
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Ohio State
3
24
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Michigan State
13
45
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Michigan
16
14
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Iowa
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Indiana
14
20
L
1976 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 188
Scoring Average 17.1
Points Allowed 233
Defense Average 21.2
Opponents Record 67-56
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-3
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.