The 1972 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1972 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by Bob DeMoss in his third and final season as head coach, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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This was the first season in which Purdue played an 11-game schedule. Every Big Ten team except the Boilermakers and Ohio State added an 11th game for the first time in 1971. The Buckeyes did not play an 11-game slate until 1974.
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Bowling Green* | No. 18 | | L 14–17 | 51,859 | |
September 23 | No. 15 Washington* | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 21–22 | 60,102 | |
September 30 | at No. 10 Notre Dame* | | | L 14–35 | 59,075 | |
October 7 | at Iowa | | | W 24–0 | 54,576 | |
October 14 | at Minnesota | | | W 28–3 | 37,287 | |
October 21 | Northwestern | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 37–0 | 63,049 | |
October 28 | Illinois | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
| W 20–14 | 61,754 | |
November 4 | at Michigan State | | | L 12–22 | 58,649 | |
November 11 | Wisconsin | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 27–6 | 53,507 | |
November 18 | at No. 3 Michigan | | | L 6–9 | 88,423 | [1] |
November 25 | Indiana | | | W 42–7 | 65,605 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1972 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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At Minnesota
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Purdue |
0 |
7 | 14 | 7 |
28 |
Minnesota |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
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| 2 | | PUR | Armstrong 5-yard run (Bobrowski kick) | Purdue 7-3 |
| 2 | | MINN | Golberg 25-yard field goal | Purdue 7-3 |
| 3 | | PUR | Armstrong 97-yard kickoff return (Bobrowski kick) | Purdue 14-3 |
| 3 | | PUR | Carter 45-yard fumble return (Bobrowski kick) | Purdue 21-3 |
| 4 | | PUR | Bobrowski 4-yard run (Bobrowski kick) | Purdue 28-3 |
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Indiana
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Indiana |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• Purdue |
7 |
7 | 7 | 21 |
42 |
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| 1 | | PUR | Otis Armstrong 2-yard run (Frank Conner kick) | PUR 7-0 |
| 2 | | PUR | Darryl Stingley 79-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Frank Conner kick) | PUR 14-0 |
| 2 | | IND | Dennis Cremeens 2-yard run (Sven Chris Gartner kick) | PUR 14-7 |
| 3 | | PUR | Otis Armstrong 71-yard run (Frank Conner kick) | PUR 21-7 |
| 4 | | PUR | Gary Danielson 5-yard run (Frank Conner kick) | PUR 28-7 |
| 4 | | PUR | Otis Armstrong 53-yard run (Frank Conner kick) | PUR 35-7 |
| 4 | | PUR | Bo Bobrowski 5-yard run (Frank Conner kick) | PUR 42-7 |
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Otis Armstrong carried 32 times for 276 yards, breaking his own single-game school rushing record (233) and passing Wisconsin's Alan Ameche for most career rushing yards in the Big Ten with 3,316.[4]
Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 15.
"Purdue Thrashes Indiana To Win Old Oaken Bucket." Palm Beach Post. 1972 Nov 26.