1970 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1970 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPStan Brown
Captains
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1970 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Ohio State $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Michigan 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Northwestern 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Iowa 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Michigan State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Purdue 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Illinois 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Indiana 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob DeMoss, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Ten. This was Purdue's first losing season since the 1956 season. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19TCU*
W 15–065,808[1]
September 26at No. 6 Notre Dame*
L 0–4859,075[2]
October 3at No. 3 Stanford*
W 26–1462,000[3]
October 10No. 7 Michigan
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–2969,021[4]
October 17at Iowa
W 24–356,973[5]
October 24at Northwestern
L 14–3838,722[6]
October 31Illinois
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 21–2367,747[7]
November 7at Michigan State
L 14–2461,113[8]
November 14Ohio State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 7–1068,157[9]
November 21Indiana
W 40–069,357[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11][12]

Game summaries

TCU

Stanford

Team 1 234Total
• Purdue 16 073 26
Stanford 0 077 14
Scoring summary
Q1PURPiebes 3 yard run (Jones kick)PUR 7–0
Q1PURSafety, Kauffman tackled in end zonePUR 9–0
Q1PURBrown 9 yard run (Jones kick)PUR 16–0
Q38:26STANPlunkett 1 yard run (Horowitz kick)PUR 16–6
Q3PURBrown 4 yard run (Jones kick)PUR 23–6
Q4PURJones 33 yard field goalPUR 26–6
Q4STANBrown 44 yard pass from Plunkett (Horowitz kick)PUR 26–13

Purdue intercepted Stanford quarterback Jim Plunkett five times. [13]

Iowa

Ohio State

See also: 1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Ohio State Buckeyes (7–0) at Purdue Boilermakers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 0 0310
Purdue 7 0 007

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: November 14, 1970
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, 37 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,157
  • Box Score
Game information

Indiana

Roster

1970 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Otis Armstrong
TE Ashley Bell
WR Stan Brown
TE Mike Cota
QB 18 Gary Danielson So
OT Paul DeNuccio
OT Donnie Green (C)
G Tim Huxhold
QB, K Jeff Jones
G Tom Luken
FB Ron North
QB Chuck Piebes
WR Darryl Stingley
C Kenneth Watkins
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
MG Gregg Bingham
CB Sam Carter
DB Randy Cooper
DT Alex Davis
S Steve deGrandmaison
DE John Handy
DE Gary Hrivnak
DT Ron Maree
DB Mike McDaniel
MG Doug Molls
LB 99 Vero Paraskevas (C) Sr
CB Charlie Potts
LB Jim Teal
DE Rick Tekavec
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Scott Lougheed
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Purdue gets 15–0 win over Frogs". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 20, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Irish ram by Purdue". The Huntsville Times. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Stanford upset by Purdue". The Muncie Star. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "'Weak' Moorhead triggers Wolverines' victory". The Saginaw News. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Purdue dumps Hawks 24–3". Waterloo Sunday Courier. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "NU pass defense ruins Purdue bid". Quad-City Times. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Troubled Illini surprise Purdue". Palladium-Item. November 1, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State trips Purdue for third in row". The Kalamazoo Gazette. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Buckeyes nip Purdue on FG". The Bay City Times. November 15, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Purdue blasts Indiana, 40–0". The Kokomo Tribune. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 88. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1970 Purdue)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  13. ^ "Purdue Stuns Stanford." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Oct 4.
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