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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1974 <- 1975 -> 1976 --> 2024
1975 Season Highlights
 Alex Agase enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1975 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Northwestern  25   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Notre Dame  0   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Southern California  6   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Miami Ohio  3   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Wisconsin  14   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Illinois  26   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Ohio State  6   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Michigan State  20   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Michigan  0   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Iowa  19   18   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Indiana  9   7   W       
 
1975 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored128
  Scoring Average11.6
  Points Allowed220
  Defense Average20.0
  Opponents Record70-51
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record2-3
1975 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1975 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-6229260 4-4169166  Robert L. Bob Blackman
Minnesota 6-5236192 3-5167185  Cal Stoll
Indiana 2-8-1104254 1-6-173175  Lee Corso
Ohio State 11-1384102Lost  10-238-028443  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan 8-2-2324130Lost  6-147-125476  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 7-4222167 4-4161136  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Purdue 4-7128220 4-4119170  Alex Agase
Wisconsin 4-6-1174269 3-4-198194  John Jardine
Iowa 3-8182279 3-5149212  Bob Commings
Northwestern 3-8149318 2-6126243  John Pont

1975 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1975 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.