1984 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1984 Purdue Boilermakers football
Peach Bowl, L 24–27 vs. Virginia
Conference Big Ten Conference
1984 record 7–5 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Leon Burtnett (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Jim Colletto (3rd season)
MVP Jim Everett
Captain Bruce King
Captain Jason Houston
Captain Melvin Menke
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 69,200)
1984 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Ohio State $ 7 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Illinois 6 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Purdue 6 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
No. 16 Iowa 5 –3 –1  8 –4 –1
Wisconsin 5 –3 –1  7 –4 –1
Michigan 5 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
Michigan State 5 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
Minnesota 3 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Northwestern 2 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
Indiana 0 –9 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. It was the first time in school history that the Boilermakers defeated Notre Dame, Ohio State and Michigan in the same season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 8 vs. No. 8 Notre Dame* Hoosier Dome • Indianapolis (Shillelagh Trophy) W 23–21   60,672
September 15 No. 5 Miami (FL)* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana L 17–28   56,761
September 22 Minnesota Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana W 34–10   61,538
September 29 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan W 13–10   64,819
October 6 No. 2 Ohio State Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana W 28–23   66,261
October 13 Iowadagger No. 14 Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana L 3–40   66,359
October 20 at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois (Purdue Cannon) L 20–34   76,101
October 27 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 49–7   28,884
November 3 Michigan Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana W 31–29   60,159
November 10 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin L 13–30   72,292
November 17 Indiana Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket) W 31–24   69,236
December 31 vs. Virginia* Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta (Peach Bowl) L 24–27   45,983
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[1]

Game summaries

Notre Dame

1 234Total
• Purdue 3 1037 23
Notre Dame 14 007 21

[2]

Ohio State

#2 Ohio State at Purdue
1 234Total
Ohio State 7 376 23
• Purdue 7 0714 28

[3]

Michigan

1 234Total
Michigan 0 0722 29
• Purdue 7 1707 31
  • Source:

PUR: Steve Griffin 6 Rec, 112 Yds [4]

Indiana

1 234Total
Indiana 14 037 24
• Purdue 7 7107 31
  • A grass fire was reported in the end-zone during the game as a result of a warming barrel tipping over [5]
  • Rodney Carter 23 Rush, 148 Yds
  • Steve Griffin 6 Rec, 103 Yds
  • Jason Houston 16 solo TKL[6]

References

  1. ↑ 2011 Purdue football information guide
  2. ↑ Gainesville Sun. September 9, 1984
  3. ↑ "Purdue Upsets Ohio St., 28-23; Michigan St. dumps Michigan". The Gainesville Sun. October 7, 1984.
  4. ↑ 2010 Purdue football info guide
  5. ↑ Gainesville Sun. November 18, 1984
  6. ↑ 2011 Purdue football information guide.
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