1975 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1975 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by third-year head coach Alex Agase, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

Game summaries

Northwestern

Notre Dame

USC

• Paul Beery 6 receptions, 101 yards

Miami (OH)

Wisconsin

• Mike Pruitt 31 carries, 162 yards
• Scott Dierking 20 carries, 139 yards

Illinois

• Mike Pruitt 29 carries, 115 yards

Ohio State

• Mike Pruitt 24 carries, 127 yards

Michigan State

• Scott Dierking 24 carries, 149 yards
• Mike Pruitt 28 carries, 120 yards

Michigan

Iowa

• Scott Dierking 30 carries, 107 yards

Indiana

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

HC: Alex Agase

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

Starters

Offense: se Arnold, ot Stapleton, og Gibson, c Polak, sg Zelencik, st Long, te Wirgowski, qb Vitali, fl Beery, fb Pruitt, tb Dierking, k Schmidt

Defense: le Smith, lt Novak, mg Gorgal/Ruwe, rt Parker, re Hardy, lb Sullivan, lb Mannella, cb DiMarzio/Harris, cb Cooper, s Wood/Lewis, s Andres/Thompson, p Vitali

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