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: Jim Young Conference: Big 10-
1980 Season Highlights
Jim Young enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Notre Dame
10
31
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Wisconsin
12
6
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
UCLA
14
23
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Miami Ohio
28
3
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Minnesota
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Illinois
45
20
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Michigan State
36
25
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Northwestern
52
31
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Iowa
58
13
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Michigan
0
26
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Indiana
24
23
W
Sat., Dec. 27
Missouri
28
25
W
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
1980 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 328
Scoring Average 27.3
Points Allowed 233
Defense Average 19.4
Opponents Record 66-67
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
17 9-3-0
AP
16 9-3-0
Coaches
16 9-3-0
UPI
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 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
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.