1973 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

1973 Purdue Boilermakers football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Alex Agase (1st season)

MVP| Bo Bobrowski
Captain| Bo Bobrowski, Tim Racke
Home stadium| Ross–Ade Stadium

Seasons

<- 1972

1974 ->

1973 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 2 Ohio State \+  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 1
No. 6 Michigan \+  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 1
Minnesota | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Illinois | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Michigan State | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Purdue | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Northwestern | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Wisconsin | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Indiana | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Iowa | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 11  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Alex Agase, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for fourth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 15| at Wisconsin|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| W 14–13| 58,265|
September 22| Miami (OH)*|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| L 19–24| 53,973| [1]
September 29| No. 7 Notre Dame*|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)

| L 7–20| 63,391|
October 6| Duke*|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| W 27–7| 53,241|
October 13| at Illinois|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL (rivalry)

| L 13–15| 54,252|
October 20| Northwestern|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| W 21–10| 57,657|
October 27| Michigan State|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| L 7–10| 55,291|
November 3| at Iowa|

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| W 48–23| 39,120|
November 10| at Minnesota|

* Memorial Stadium
* Minneapolis, MN

| L 7–34| 36,890|
November 17| No. 4 Michigan|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| L 9–34| 56,485| [2]
November 24| at Indiana|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)

| W 28–23| 44,789|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Roster

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1973 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `` | Bo Bobrowski
WR | `22` | Larry Burton | Jr
RB | `` | Scott Dierking
C | `51` | Frank DiLieto | Sr
FB | `35` | Pete Gross | Jr
RB | `` | Bob Herrick
RB | `` | Tim Hunter
RB | `` | Roy Kidd
OT | `77` | Ken Long | So
QB | `` | Craig Nagel
RB | `` | Mike Northington
WR | `` | Errol Patterson
G | `69` | Ralph Perretta | Jr
RB | `` | Skip Peterson
RB | `` | Mike Pruitt
G | `68` | Jeff Romack | Sr
WR | `` | Dan Roman
TE | `` | Barry Santini
OT | `64` | Steve Schaefer | Sr
QB | `` | Mike Terrizzi
TE | `` | Joe Walling
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `` | Carl Capria
LB | `` | Randy Clark
DB | `` | Fred Cooper
DB | `` | Alex DiMarzo
LB | `` | Cedric Evans
LB | `` | Mark Gefert
DL | `` | Mark Gorgal
DL | `` | Bob Hofiezer
MG | `` | Chuck Keever
DB | `` | Bill Knox
DT | `74` | Ken Novak | So
DL | `` | Steve Nurrenbern
DL | `` | Rick Oliver
DL | `` | Stan Parker
DB | `` | Tim Racke
LB | `` | Rick Schavietello
DL | `` | Joe Tenkman
DB | `` | Jim Wood
DL | `` | Jon Zwitt
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `1` | Frank Conner | So
K | `` | Steve Schmidt | So

Head coach

* Alex Agase

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Game summaries

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### At Wisconsin

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### Miami (OH)

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### Notre Dame

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### Duke

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### At Illinois

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### Northwestern

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Northwestern | 0 | 3| 0| 7 | 10
• Purdue | 7 | 7| 7| 0 | 21

* Date: October 20
* Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
* Game attendance: 57,657

| Scoring summary

1| | PUR| Northington 6 yard run (Conner kick)| Purdue 7–0
2| | NW| Blazevich field goal| Purdue 7–3
2| | PUR| Bobrowski 1 yard run (Conner kick)| Purdue 14–3
3| | PUR| Bobrowski 12 yard run (Conner kick)| Purdue 21–3
4| | NW| Kev 3 yard run (Blazevich kick)| Purdue 21–10

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### Michigan State

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* Bo Bobrowski 24 rushes, 125 yards

### At Iowa

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* Mike Northington 31 rushes, 146 yards
* Bo Bobrowski 10 rushes, 123 yards

### At Minnesota

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### Michigan

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### At Indiana

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* Pete Gross 29 rushes, 174 yards
* Bo Bobrowski 17 rushes, 114 yards

## References

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1. ^ Bob Ford (September 23, 1973). "Miami Redskins stage late revolt to ruin Purdue's football opener, 24-19". The Kokomo Tribune. p. 29 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Curt Sylvester (November 18, 1973). "Bring On Bucks! It's M, 34–9: Whirlwind Finish Crushes Purdue". Detroit Free Press. p. 1D, 4D. Retrieved June 27, 2016 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 89. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
4. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.

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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
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