1972 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1972 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–5 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPOtis Armstrong
Captains
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1972 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Purdue 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Michigan State 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Illinois 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Iowa 2 – 6 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 161:30 p.m.Bowling Green*No. 18
L 14–1751,859[1]
September 23No. 15 Washington*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 21–2260,102[2]
September 30at No. 10 Notre Dame*
L 14–3559,075[3]
October 7at Iowa
W 24–054,576[4]
October 14at Minnesota
W 28–337,287[5]
October 21Northwestern
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 37–063,049[6]
October 28Illinois
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 20–1461,784[7]
November 4at Michigan State
L 12–2258,649[8]
November 11Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 27–653,507[9]
November 18at No. 3 Michigan
L 6–988,423[10]
November 25Indiana
W 42–765,065[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Washington

At Minnesota

Team 1 234Total
• Purdue 0 7147 28
Minnesota 0 300 3
Scoring summary
2PURArmstrong 5-yard run (Bobrowski kick)Purdue 7-3
2MINNGolberg 25-yard field goalPurdue 7-3
3PURArmstrong 97-yard kickoff return (Bobrowski kick)Purdue 14-3
3PURCarter 45-yard fumble return (Bobrowski kick)Purdue 21-3
4PURBobrowski 4-yard run (Bobrowski kick)Purdue 28-3

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Northwestern

Wisconsin

Indiana

Team 1 234Total
Indiana 0 700 7
• Purdue 7 7721 42
Scoring summary
1PUROtis Armstrong 2-yard run (Frank Conner kick)PUR 7-0
2PURDarryl Stingley 79-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Frank Conner kick)PUR 14-0
2INDDennis Cremeens 2-yard run (Sven Chris Gartner kick)PUR 14-7
3PUROtis Armstrong 71-yard run (Frank Conner kick)PUR 21-7
4PURGary Danielson 5-yard run (Frank Conner kick)PUR 28-7
4PUROtis Armstrong 53-yard run (Frank Conner kick)PUR 35-7
4PURBo Bobrowski 5-yard run (Frank Conner kick)PUR 42-7

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.[15]

Roster

1972 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Mike Albright
RB Otis Armstrong
QB Bo Bobrowski
QB 18 Gary Danielson Sr
OL Frank DiLieto
RB Bob Herrick
TE Gary Hrivnak
RB Roy Kidd
OL Don Myers
OL Rich Ostriker
RB Bill Pedhoretzky
OL Ralph Perretta
RB Skip Peterson
WR Dane Roman
TE Barry Santini
WR Rick Sayers
OL Steve Schaefer
OL Donn Smith
RB Jack Spellman
RB Darryl Stingley
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Mike Barr
DL Steve Baumgartner
DL Gregg Bingham
DL Dave Butz
DB Carl Capria
DB Arnold Carter
DB Fred Cooper
LB Mark Gefert
DL Bronco Keser
DB Bill Knox
LB Joe Monago
LB Ron North
DB Chuck Piebes
DB Tim Racke
DL Joe Tenkman
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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References

  1. ^ "Bowling Green shocks Purdue". The Salisbury Post. September 17, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Kick again tips Purdue". The South Bend Tribune. September 24, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Notre Dame whips Purdue, 35–14". The Muncie Star. October 1, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Boilermakers snip 8-game loss string". The Herald-Times. October 8, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Boilers bounce Gophers". Evansville Courier & Press. October 15, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Boilers roll over Wildcats". The Anderson Herald. October 22, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Boilermakers quiet Illi-noise, 20–14". The Indianapolis Star. October 29, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "MSU upsets Purdue". The Bay City Times. November 5, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Purdue wins, 27–6". The Terre Haute Tribune. November 12, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Whew! M Stays Perfect, 9–6: Last-Minute FG Downs Purdue". Detroit Free Press. November 19, 1972. p. 1E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Otis revamps records, destroys IU". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 26, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 89. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1972 Purdue)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  14. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 15.
  15. ^ "Purdue Thrashes Indiana To Win Old Oaken Bucket." Palm Beach Post. 1972 Nov 26.
  16. ^ "1972 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 15, 2025.
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