1972 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1972 Purdue Boilermakers football
1972 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–5 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bob DeMoss (3rd season);
MVP	Otis Armstrong
Captain	Otis Armstrong, Dave Butz
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

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.

1972 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Bowling Green*	No. 18	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	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*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 14–35	59,075
October 7	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 24–0	54,576
October 14	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	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		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	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		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 6–9	88,423	^[1]
November 25	Indiana		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 42–7	65,605
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1972 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`18`	Gary Danielson	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Bob DeMoss

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Washington

Gary Danielson 16 rushes, 213 yards

At Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	0	7	14	7	28
Minnesota	0	3	0	0	3

Date: October 14
Location: Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game attendance: 37,287

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Otis Armstrong 25 rushes, 152 yards

Northwestern

Otis Armstrong 32 rushes, 233 yards

Wisconsin

Otis Armstrong 19 rushes, 169 yards

Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	7	0	0	7
• Purdue	7	7	7	21	42

Date: November 25
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Game attendance: 65,065

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]

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