American college football season
The 1974 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Alex Agase, 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 in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Game summaries
Notre Dame
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Purdue |
24 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
31 |
Notre Dame |
0 |
7 | 7 | 6 |
20 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | Purdue | Terrizzi 1-yard run (Schmidt kick) | Purdue 7-0 |
| 1 | | Purdue | Gross 52-yard run (Schmidt kick) | Purdue 14-0 |
| 1 | | Purdue | Mannella 21-yard interception return (Schmidt kick) | Purdue 21-0 |
| 1 | | Purdue | Schmidt 47-yard field goal | Purdue 24-0 |
| 2 | | Notre Dame | Bullock 1-yard run (Reeve kick) | Purdue 24-7 |
| 3 | | Notre Dame | Bullock 1-yard run (Reeve kick) | Purdue 24-14 |
| 4 | | Purdue | Northington 6-yard run (Schmidt kick) | Purdue 31-14 |
| 4 | | Notre Dame | Demmerle 29-yard pass from Clements (pass failed) | Purdue 31-20 |
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Duke
Northwestern
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Purdue |
6 |
8 | 17 | 0 |
31 |
Northwestern |
0 |
7 | 7 | 12 |
26 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | Purdue | Vitali 1-yard run (kick failed) | Purdue 6-0 |
| 2 | | Northwestern | McNamara 12-yard pass from Anderson (Blazevich kick) | Northwestern 7-6 |
| 2 | | Purdue | Vitali 1-yard run (Vitali pass from Terrizzi) | Purdue 14-7 |
| 3 | | Purdue | Dierking 4-yard run (Schmidt kick) | Purdue 21-7 |
| 3 | | Northwestern | Pooler 13-yard run (Blazevich kick) | Purdue 21-14 |
| 3 | | Purdue | Schmidt 44-yard field goal | Purdue 24-14 |
| 3 | | Purdue | Vitali 5-yard run (Schmidt kick) | Purdue 31-14 |
| 4 | | Northwestern | Pooler 1-yard run (pass failed) | Purdue 31-20 |
| 4 | | Northwestern | Pooler 1-yard run (pass failed) | Purdue 31-26 |
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Scott Dierking 24 rushes, 127 yards
Iowa
- Mike Pruitt 10 rushes, 179 yards
Indiana