1974 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1974 Purdue Boilermakers football
1974 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–6–1 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Alex Agase (2nd season);
MVP	Larry Burton
Captain	Fred Cooper, Ralph Perretta
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Alex Agase, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 14–28	54,239
September 21	Miami (OH)*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	T 7–7	55,322
September 28	at No. 2 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 31–20	59,075
October 5	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 14–16	20,500	^[1]
October 12	Illinois	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana (rivalry)	L 23–27	63,174
October 19	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 31–26	27,557
October 26	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 7–31	63,321
November 2	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 38–14	51,107
November 9	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 20–24	51,374
November 16	at No. 3 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–51	88,902
November 23	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 38–17	63,637
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1974 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`22`	Larry Burton	Sr
G	`77`	Ken Long	Jr
G	`69`	Ralph Perretta	Sr
FB	`38`	Mike Pruitt	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`42`	Fred Cooper	Sr
DT	`74`	Ken Novak	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`1`	Frank Conner	Jr

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	24	0	0	7	31
Notre Dame	0	7	7	6	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	6	8	17	0	31
Northwestern	0	7	7	12	26

Scott Dierking 24 rushes, 127 yards

^ "Duke scores late to defeat Purdue". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. October 6, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 89. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
^ Palm Beach Post. 1974 Sept 29.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1974 October 20.

v t e Purdue Boilermakers football
Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Illinois Indiana: Old Oaken Bucket Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete Purdue Wreck "Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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