1977 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1977 Purdue Boilermakers football
1977 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Young (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	John Mackovic (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Leon Burtnett (1st season)
MVP	Fred Arrington
Captains	Jerome King; John Skibinski;
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Young, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Record5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)

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OffensivecoordinatorJohn Mackovic (1st season)

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1977 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Indiana	4	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Illinois	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 14–19	53,014	^[1]
September 17	Ohio*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 44–7	49,354	^[2]
September 24	No. 11 Notre Dame*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 24–31	68,966	^[3]
October 1	Wake Forest*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 26–17	54,060	^[4]
October 8	at No. 4 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–46	87,707	^[5]
October 15	Illinois	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 22–29	60,242	^[6]
October 22	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 34–21	62,443	^[7]
October 29	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 28–16	17,525	^[8]
November 5	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 22–0	73,322	^[9]
November 12	No. 6 Michigan	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–40	68,003	^[10]^[11]
November 19	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 10–21	52,914	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	14	0	14	0	28
Northwestern	10	0	0	6	16


1	PUR	Arnold 12 yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick)	Purdue 7–0

1	PUR	Young 25 yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick)	Purdue 14–0

1	NW	Mishler 69 yard run (Poulos kick)	Purdue 14–7

1	NW	Poulos 28 yard field goal	Purdue 14–10

3	PUR	Skibinski 2 yard run (Sovereen kick)	Purdue 21–10

3	PUR	Young 8 yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick)	Purdue 28–10

4	NW	Reltzug 5 yard run (pass failed)	Purdue 28–16

Player	Att	Yards	TD
John Skibinski	147	665	4
Mark Herrmann		-80

Player	Rec	Yards	TD
Reggie Arnold	44	840	8
John Skibinski		221

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