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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  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024
1973 Season Highlights
 Alex Agase enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Wisconsin  14   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Miami Ohio  19   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Notre Dame  7   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Duke  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Illinois  13   15   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Northwestern  21   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Michigan State  7   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Iowa  48   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Minnesota  7   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Michigan  9   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Indiana  28   23   W       
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored200
  Scoring Average18.2
  Points Allowed213
  Defense Average19.4
  Opponents Record61-58
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record3-2
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1973 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-4260295 6-2193199  Cal Stoll
Illinois 5-6164157 4-4127109  Robert L. Bob Blackman
Indiana 2-9151271 0-896228  Lee Corso
Michigan 10-0-133068 7-0-124558  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 10-0-141364Won  42-217-0-130737  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 5-6114164 4-469108  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Purdue 5-6200213 4-4147162  Alex Agase
Northwestern 4-7188299 4-4162220  John Pont
Wisconsin 4-7216237 3-5138161  John Jardine
Iowa 0-11140401 0-894296  Frank X. Lauterbur

1973 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1973 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.