The 1978 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented

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in the

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. Led by second-year head coach Jim Young, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 6–1–1 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten. Purdue was invited to the

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, where the Boilermakers defeated

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. The team 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

Personnel

Games summaries

Michigan State

*John Macon 19 rushes, 120 yards

Ohio

At Notre Dame

Wake Forest

Ohio State

At Illinois

* John Macon 32 rushes, 126 yards * Russell Pope 25 rushes, 118 yards

At Iowa

"Purdue cuts down Iowa again." Milwaukee Journal. 1978 Oct 29.

Northwestern

At Wisconsin

* John Macon 32 rushes, 117 yards

At Michigan

Indiana

* Mike Augustyniak 23 rushes, 135 yards

Peach Bowl (vs. Georgia Tech)

Statistics

Passing

Awards

All-Big Ten * Ken Loushin (1st) * Keena Turner (1st) *

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(2nd) * Marcus Jackson (2nd) * John LeFeber (2nd) * John Macon (2nd) * Steve McKenzie (2nd) * Dale Schwan (2nd) * Scott Sovereen (2nd) Big Ten Coach of the Year: Jim Young

References

External links

* {{Purdue Boilermakers football navbox Purdue Purdue Boilermakers football seasons Peach Bowl champion 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. ...