The 1974 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented

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in the

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. Led by second-year head coach

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, 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 Ross–Ade Stadium is a stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, on the campus of Purdue University. It is the home field of Purdue Boilermakers football. The stadium was dedicated on November 22, 1924, and named in honor of Purdue alumni George Ade ...

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Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Notre Dame

Duke

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19 rushes, 122 yards

Northwestern

''Eugene Register-Guard''. 1974 October 20.

24 rushes, 127 yards

Iowa

*Mike Pruitt 10 rushes, 179 yards

Indiana

19 rushes, 129 yards

References

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Purdue Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

Purdue Boilermakers football seasons

Purdue Boilermakers football The Purdue Boilermakers football team represents Purdue University in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football. Purdue plays its home games at Ross–Ade Stadium on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. ...