1984 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1984 Purdue Boilermakers football
Peach Bowl, L 24–27 vs. Virginia
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1984 record7–5 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Colletto (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Tiller (2nd season)
MVPJim Everett
CaptainBrian Thornson
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 69,200)
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Big Ten Conference football standings
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

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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 8vs. No. 8 Notre Dame*W 23–2160,672
September 15No. 5 Miami (FL)*L 17–2856,761
September 22Minnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
W 34–1061,538
September 29at Michigan State
W 13–1064,819
October 6No. 2 Ohio State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
W 28–2366,261
October 13IowadaggerNo. 14
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
L 3–4066,359
October 20at IllinoisL 20–3476,101
October 27at Northwestern
W 49–728,884
November 3Michigan
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
W 31–2960,159
November 10at WisconsinL 13–3072,292
November 17Indiana
W 31–2469,236
December 31vs. Virginia*L 24–2745,983
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

vs. Notre Dame[]

Purdue vs. Notre Dame
1 234Total
Boilermakers 3 1037 23
Fighting Irish 14 007 21
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis
  • Game attendance: 60,672
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)

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Miami (FL)[]

Miami (FL) at Purdue
1 234Total
No.5 Hurricanes 7 7140 28
Boilermakers 10 700 17


Minnesota[]

  • Ray Wallace 32 rushes, 158 yards [3]

Michigan State[]

Ohio State[]

#2 Ohio State Buckeyes at Purdue Boilermakers
1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 3 7623
Purdue 7 0 71428

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

Iowa[]

Iowa at Purdue
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 6 13210 40
No. 14 Boilermakers 3 000 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[]

Michigan[]

1 234Total
Michigan 0 0722 29
Purdue 7 1707 31

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

Wisconsin[]

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 [9]
  • Rodney Carter 23 Rush, 148 Yds
  • Steve Griffin 6 Rec, 103 Yds
  • Jason Houston 16 solo TKL[10]

vs. Virginia (Peach Bowl)[]

References[]

  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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