1974 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

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
Captains|

* Fred Cooper
* Ralph Perretta

Home stadium| Ross–Ade Stadium

Seasons

<- 1973

1975 ->

1974 Big Ten Conference football standings

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| Conf. |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3 Michigan \+  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 4 Ohio State \+  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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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

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## Game summaries

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### Notre Dame

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|  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Purdue | 24 | 0| 0| 7 | 31
Notre Dame | 0 | 7| 7| 6 | 20

* Date: September 28
* Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

| Scoring summary

1| | Purdue| Terrizzi 1-yard run (Schmidt kick)| Purdue 7-0
1| | Purdue| Gross 52-yard run (Schmidt kick)| Purdue 14-0
1| | Purdue| Mannella 21-yard interception return (Schmidt kick)| Purdue 21-0
1| | Purdue| Schmidt 47-yard field goal| Purdue 24-0
2| | Notre Dame| Bullock 1-yard run (Reeve kick)| Purdue 24-7
3| | Notre Dame| Bullock 1-yard run (Reeve kick)| Purdue 24-14
4| | Purdue| Northington 6-yard run (Schmidt kick)| Purdue 31-14
4| | Notre Dame| Demmerle 29-yard pass from Clements (pass failed)| Purdue 31-20

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### Duke

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* Scott Dierking 19 rushes, 122 yards

### Northwestern

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• Purdue | 6 | 8| 17| 0 | 31
Northwestern | 0 | 7| 7| 12 | 26

* Date: October 19
* Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois
* Game attendance: 27,557

| Scoring summary

1| | Purdue| Vitali 1-yard run (kick failed)| Purdue 6-0
2| | Northwestern| McNamara 12-yard pass from Anderson (Blazevich kick)| Northwestern 7-6
2| | Purdue| Vitali 1-yard run (Vitali pass from Terrizzi)| Purdue 14-7
3| | Purdue| Dierking 4-yard run (Schmidt kick)| Purdue 21-7
3| | Northwestern| Pooler 13-yard run (Blazevich kick)| Purdue 21-14
3| | Purdue| Schmidt 44-yard field goal| Purdue 24-14
3| | Purdue| Vitali 5-yard run (Schmidt kick)| Purdue 31-14
4| | Northwestern| Pooler 1-yard run (pass failed)| Purdue 31-20
4| | Northwestern| Pooler 1-yard run (pass failed)| Purdue 31-26

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Scott Dierking 24 rushes, 127 yards

### Iowa

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* Mike Pruitt 10 rushes, 179 yards

### Indiana

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* Scott Dierking 19 rushes, 129 yards

## Roster

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1974 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

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

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WR | `` | Reggie Arnold
WR | `` | Paul Beery
RB | `` | Tim Boykin
WR | `22` | Larry Burton | Sr
RB | `` | Scott Dierking
OL | `` | Tom Gibson
RB | `` | Pete Gross
G | `77` | Ken Long | Jr
QB | `` | Craig Nagel
RB | `` | Mike Northington
WR | `` | Errol Patterson
G | `69` | Ralph Perretta | Sr
OL | `` | Jim Polak
FB | `38` | Mike Pruitt | Jr
TE | `` | Barry Santini
OL | `` | Jeff Stapleton
QB | `` | Michael Terrizzi
QB | `` | Mark Vitali
TE | `` | Nigel Wirgowski
OL | `` | Connie Zelencik
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `` | Tom Andres
DB | `42` | Fred Cooper | Sr
DB | `` | Alex DiMarzio
DL | `` | Mark Gorgal
DL | `` | Ron Hardy
DB | `` | Pat Harris
DB | `` | Dwight Lewis
LB | `` | Bob Manella
DT | `74` | Ken Novak | Jr
DL | `` | Rick Oliver
DL | `` | Stan Parker
DL | `` | Roger Ruwe
DL | `` | Blane Smith
LB | `` | Joe Sullivan
DB | `` | Antjony Thompson
DB | `` | Jim Wood
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `1` | Frank Conner | Jr

Head coach

* Alex Agase

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Fred Conti
* Jerry Hartman
* Rick Venturi
* Jack Ellis
* Mike Wynn
* Pat Naughton
* Bob Geiger
* Tom Roggeman
* George Catavolos

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

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## References

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1. ^ "Duke scores late to defeat Purdue". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. October 6, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 89. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
3. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1974 Sept 29.
4. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1974 October 20.
5. ^ "1974 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 15, 2025.
6. ^ "Purdue football squad, 1974". Retrieved January 15, 2025.

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Purdue Boilermakers football

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* Stuart Field (1892–1924)
* Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)

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* Notre Dame

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* Cradle of Quarterbacks
* Purdue Pete
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