1984 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1984 Big Ten Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1984 Purdue Boilermakers football
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)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tiller (2nd season)
MVP	Jim Everett
Captain	Brian Thornson
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium; (Capacity: 69,200)
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

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	Iowa	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 Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel[]

1984 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL		Paul Alekna
OL		Drew Banks
TE		Jack Beery
OL		Jerry Boat
WR		Rick Brunner
RB		Rodney Carter
QB		Doug Downing
OL		Mark Drenth
QB	`11`	Jim Everett	Jr
RB		Jeff Feulner
WR		Steve Griffin
OL		Doug Isbell
WR		Mark Jackson
OL		Dave Jaumotte
RB	`37`	Bruce King (C)	Sr
RB		Lorenzo McCline
RB		James Medlock
WR		Jeff Price
TE		Brad Schumacher
TE		Marty Scott
OL		Rick Skibinski
OL		Pat Snyder
RB		Ray Wallace

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Don Anderson
DL		Don Baldwin
DB	`19`	Cris Dishman	Fr
DL		Kevin Holley
DL		Brad Hornor
LB		Jason Houston (C)
DB		Jeff Lee
DL	`91`	Melvin Menke (C)	Sr
LB		Bill Mulchrone
DB		Tommy Lee Myers
LB	`48`	Fred Strickland	So
LB	`44`	Kevin Sumlin	So
DL		Tony Visco
LB		Merkle Williams
DB		Kennedy Wilson
DL		Derek Wimberley
DB	`26`	Rod Woodson	So
DL		Bob Ziltz

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Mike Rendina
P		Brian Thornson

Head coach

Leon Burtnett

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries[]

vs. Notre Dame[]

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Miami (FL)[]

Miami (FL) at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No.5 Hurricanes	7	7	14	0	28
Boilermakers	10	7	0	0	17

Date: September 14
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium

Minnesota[]

Ray Wallace 32 rushes, 158 yards ^[3]

Michigan State[]

Jim Everett 27/42, 335 Yds ^[4]

Ohio State[]

#2 Ohio State Buckeyes at Purdue Boilermakers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	7	3	7	6	23
Purdue	7	0	7	14	28

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: October 6, 1984
Game time: 1:31 p.m.
Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 66,261
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PUR – Steve Griffin 20-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), 14:00. Purdue 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:00.
OSU – Keith Byars 20-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 4:09. Tie 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:50.

Second quarter

OSU – Rich Spangler 34-yard field goal, 0:02. Ohio St 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 0:26.

Third quarter

OSU – Keith Byars 14-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 13:43. Ohio St 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:20.
PUR – Steve Griffin 65-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), Ohio St 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:54.

Fourth quarter

PUR – Bruce King 4-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), 14:03. Purdue 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:43.
PUR – Rod Woodson 55-yard interception return (Mike Rendina kick), 10:03. Purdue 28–17.
OSU – Cris Carter 5-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (run failed), 2:35. Purdue 28–23. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 0:52.

Top passers

OSU – Mike Tomczak – 20/41, 280 yards, TD, 2 INT
PUR – Jim Everett – 17/23, 257 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

OSU – Keith Byars – 30 rushes, 191 yards, 2 TD
PUR – Ray Wallace – 20 rushes, 89 yards

Top receivers

OSU – Keith Byars – 9 receptions, 102 yards
PUR – Steve Griffin – 6 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD

Iowa[]

Iowa at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	6	13	21	0	40
No. 14 Boilermakers	3	0	0	0	3

Date: October 13
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Game attendance: 66,359
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), Cloudy with scattered showers, Wind SSW 12 mph (19 km/h)
Referee: Jim Kemerling

Iowa won in West Lafayette for the first time since 1956, snapping a 12-game losing skid at Ross–Ade Stadium.^[5]

Illinois[]

Northwestern[]

Jim Everett 25/35, 312 Yds ^[6]

Michigan[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	0	7	22	29
• Purdue	7	17	0	7	31

Date: November 3
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Source: [1]

PUR: Steve Griffin 6 Rec, 112 Yds ^[7]

Wisconsin[]

Jim Everett 23/49, 328 Yds ^[8]

Indiana[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	14	0	3	7	24
• Purdue	7	7	10	7	31

Date: November 17
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Game attendance: 69,236

A grass fire was reported in the end-zone during the game as a result of a warming barrel tipping over ^[9]
Rodney Carter 23 Rush, 148 Yds
Steve Griffin 6 Rec, 103 Yds
Jason Houston 16 solo TKL^[10]

vs. Virginia (Peach Bowl)[]

References[]

^ 2011 Purdue football information guide
^ Gainesville Sun. September 9, 1984
^ 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-27.
^ 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
^ "Iowa, Long destroy Purdue jinx". Chicago Tribune. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
^ 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
^ 2010 Purdue football info guide
^ 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
^ Gainesville Sun. November 18, 1984
^ 2011 Purdue football information guide.

[1] 2011 Purdue football information guide

[2] Gainesville Sun. September 9, 1984

[3] 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-27.

[4] 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.

[5] "Iowa, Long destroy Purdue jinx". Chicago Tribune. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

[6] 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.

[7] 2010 Purdue football info guide

[8] 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.

[9] Gainesville Sun. November 18, 1984

[10] 2011 Purdue football information guide.

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1984 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		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 State	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Michigan	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