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 5âÂÂ6 with a mark of 4âÂÂ4 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for fourth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at RossâÂÂAde Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.