The 1970 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented

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in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach

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, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Ten. This was Purdue's first losing season since the 1956 season. The team played home games at

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Schedule

Personnel

Game summaries

TCU

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, 22 rushes, 100 yards

Stanford

Purdue intercepted Stanford quarterback

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five times. "Purdue Stuns Stanford." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Oct 4. *

27 rushes, 120 yards

Iowa

25 rushes, 164 yards

Ohio State

Indiana

23 rushes, 168 yards

References

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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. ...