1980 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1980 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1980 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Young, the Boilermakers finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten), compiled a 9–3 (7–1 against Big Ten opponents), defeated Missouri in the Liberty Bowl, were ranked No. 16 in the final AP Poll, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 328 to 233.[1] The team played its home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

1980 Purdue Boilermakers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 28–25 vs. Missouri
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 17
1980 record9–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coachJim Young (4th season)
Base defense3–4
MVPMark Herrmann
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 69,200)
1980 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Michigan $ 8 –0 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 15 Ohio State 7 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 17 Purdue 7 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
Iowa 4 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Minnesota 4 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Indiana 3 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Wisconsin 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Illinois 3 –5 –0  3 –7 –1
Michigan State 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Northwestern 0 –9 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback Mark Hermann gained national attention for breaking the NCAA's career record for passing yardage. He finished his collegiate career having completed 772 of 1,309 passes for 9,946 yards, 71 touchdowns, and 75 interceptions.[2] Hermann and teammate Dave Young, a tight end, were the only two Big Ten players to be recognized as consensus first-team players on the 1980 College Football All-America Team.[3] Hermann also won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference.

Several Purdue players ranked among the Big Ten leaders in various statistical categories, including the following:

  • Mark Hermann led the Big Ten Conference with 3,212 passing yards, a 65.8 pass completion percentage, 23 passing touchdowns, 8.7 yards per passing attempt, a 150.5 pass efficiency rating, and 3,026 passing yards.[4]
  • Dave Young led the Big Ten with 70 receptions and ranked second in the Big Ten with nine receiving touchdowns and third with 959 receiving yards.
  • Rick Anderson led the Big Ten with 16 field goals made and a 69.6 field goal percentage and ranked second with 86 points scored.[4]
  • Jimmy Smith ranked sixth in the Big Ten with 269 kickoff return yards, seventh with seven rushing touchdowns, eighth with 54 points scored, ninth with 19.2 yards per kickoff return, and 10th with 657 rushing yards, 139 rushing attempts, and 160 plays from scrimmage.[4]
  • Bart Burrell ranked second in the Big Ten with 66 receptions and 1,001 receiving yards[4]
  • Steve Bryant ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 50 receptions, fourth in the Big Ten with 892 receiving yards, and third in the Big Ten with 17.8 yards per reception.[4]
  • Robert Williams tied for the Big Ten lead with five interceptions.[4]
  • Bill Kay led the Big Ten with 104 interception return yards.[4]
  • Scott Craig ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 122 punt return yards and seventh with 4.5 yards per punt return.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 6at No. 11 Notre Dame*No. 9
L 10–3159,075
September 13WisconsinNo. 20
W 12–677,280
September 20No. 16 UCLA*
L 14–2369,333
October 4Miami (OH)*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
W 28–369,889
October 11Minnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
W 21–769,399
October 18at Illinois
W 45–2062,121
October 25Michigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
W 36–2569,231
November 1at NorthwesternNo. 20
W 52–3117,744
November 8IowaNo. 17
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
W 58–1368,775
November 15at No. 11 MichiganNo. 16
ABCL 0–26105,831
November 22Indiana
W 24–2371,629
December 22vs. Missouri*
ABCW 28–2553,667
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1980 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 84 Tom Barr Jr
WR 1 Steve Bryant Jr
WR 87 Bart Burrell Sr
T 76 Henry Feil Jr
WR 47 Mike Fuetterer Jr
G 52 Ray Gunner Sr
QB 9 Mark Herrmann Sr
G 57 Tim Hull Sr
T 75 Tom Jelesky So
FB 37 John Macon Sr
RB 13 Ben McCall Sr
C 63 Pete Quinn (C) Sr
RB 21 Jimmy Smith So
TE 80 Dave Young Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 94 Calvin Clark Sr
OLB 60 David Frye
DT 96 Paul Hanna Jr
CB 38 Bill Kay Sr
OLB 15 Tom Kingsbury (C) Sr
ILB 59 James Looney Sr
ILB 62 Mike Marks Sr
S 34 Marcus McKinnie Jr
MG 53 Tom Munro Jr
S 43 Tim Seneff Jr
S 10 Mark Adamle Sr
CB 36 Robert Williams Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Jim Bosche
K Rick Anderson
P 5 Greg Hayes Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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Game summaries

Notre Dame
#9 Purdue at #11 Notre Dame
1 234Total
Purdue 0 1000 10
• Notre Dame 10 777 31

In non-conference play, Purdue (AP No. 9) opened its season with a 31–10 loss to Notre Dame (AP No. 11) at Notre Dame Stadium. Purdue quarterback Mark Hermann was sidelined with a bruised thumb and did not play. Phil Carter rushed for 142 yards for Notre Dame.[7] After the game, the Boilermakers fell from No. 9 to No. 11 in the AP Poll.[1]

Wisconsin
#20 Purdue at Wisconsin
1 234Total
• Purdue 3 360 12
Wisconsin 3 300 6

Purdue (AP No. 20) defeated Wisconsin, 12–6. Mark Hermann passed for 347 yards (27-43), including 200 yards to wide receiver Bart Burrell, but the Boilermakers were unable to score a touchdown, settling for three field goals.[8] After the game, Purdue dropped out of the top 25.[1]

UCLA

Purdue lost to UCLA, 23–14, in West Lafayette. Mark Hermann passed for 282 yards, and his two touchdown passes gave him the Big Ten career record with 50 touchdown passes. Hermann also threw two interceptions in the defeat. The loss broke a 12-game winning streak for Purdue at Ross–Ade Stadium.[9]

Miami (OH)

Purdue defeated Miami (OH), 28–3, as Mark Hermann passed for 291 yards and three touchdowns.[10]

Minnesota
1 234Total
Minnesota 0 007 7
• Purdue 6 1500 21
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Ross–Ade Stadium

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Purdue defeated Minnesota, 21–7, in West Lafayette. In the first half, Purdue took a 21-0 lead, as Mark Hermann completed 14 of 19 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Purdue was shut out in the second half, and Hermann had only 28 passing yards in the second half, but Purdue's 21 points in the first half were enough for the victory.[12]

Illinois

Purdue defeated Illinois, 45–20, before a crowd of 62,121 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. In a remarkable passing exhibition, the Big Ten single-game record for passing yardage was broken twice in the same game. Mark Hermann broke the record first with 371 yards on 24-of-35 passing, surpassing the mark set two years earlier by Eddie Smith. Bart Burrell caught 10 passes for 186 yards. Hermann went to the bench halfway through the fourth quarter, only to watch his record broken by Illinois quarterback Dave Wilson who tallied 425 passing yards as the Illini passed with abandon through the final minutes. Wilson also broke Big Ten single-game records with 58 passes and 35 completions.[13]

Michigan State

Purdue defeated Michigan State, 36–25, in West Lafayette. Mark Hermann completed 24 of 46 passes for 340 yards to break the NCAA career record for passing yardage. Hermann passed the prior record of 7,747 yards set by Jack Thompson from 1976 to 1978. Dave Young caught 12 passes for 172 yards. Michigan State quarterback John Leister threw more passes (54) than Hermann, but completed only 18, had five interceptions, and lost a fumble. After the game, Michigan State coach Muddy Waters said, "John is pretty disgusted with himself."[14]

Northwestern

Purdue (AP No. 20) defeated Northwestern, 52–31, before a crowd of 17,744 persons at Dyche Stadium in Evanston. Purdue's 52 points was its highest scoring output in a game since 1947. Purdue running back rushed for 190 yards and scored four touchdown. Mark Hermann passed for 210 yards and three touchdowns. Hermann also set the all-time record for career pass completions (651) and interceptions (69).[15]

Iowa
1 234Total
Iowa 7 006 13
• Purdue 10 13287 58

Purdue (AP No. 17) defeated Iowa, 58–13, at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette. Mark Hermann set a Purdue single-game record with 439 passing yards on 26 of 34 passing. Hermann also set an NCAA career record with 1,151 pass completions.[16]

Michigan

Michigan defeated Purdue, 26–0, for Michigan's third consecutive shut out. The victory was particularly impressive as the Wolverines held Purdue's record-setting quarterback, Mark Hermann, to 129 passing yard (24 in the second half), intercepted four of Hermann's passes, and did not allow a first down by Purdue in the second half. Coach Schembechler credited Michigan defensive coordinator Bill McCartney with the strategy of playing six defensive backs that held Purdue's offense scoreless.[17]

Indiana
1 234Total
Indiana 3 7013 23
• Purdue 0 3147 24

In the annual battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, Purdue defeated Indiana, 24–23, in West Lafayette. Purdue led, 24–17, with 21 seconds left when Tim Clifford threw a touchdown pass to Steve Corso (Indiana coach Lee Corso's son). Rather than kick an extra point to tie the game, Indiana coach Corso called for a pass play to win the game; the pass was knocked down by linebacker Mike Marks, and Purdue preserved a one-point lead. The Hoosiers regained possession on the onside kick but Don Geisler missed a 59-yard field goal as time expired. In his final home game, Mark Herrmann finished 19 of 23 for 323 yards and a touchdown.[18] [19]

Liberty Bowl

Awards
  • Consensus All-Americans: QB Mark Herrmann (unanimous – AFCA, Football News, AP, FWAA, UPI, Walter Camp), TE Dave Young (unanimous – AFCA, AP, FWAA, Sporting News, UPI)
  • All-Big Ten: QB Mark Herrmann (1st), DB Bill Kay (1st), LB James Looney (1st), TE Dave Young (1st), K Rick Anderson (2nd), WR Bart Burrell (2nd), LB Tom Kingsbury (2nd), LB Mike Marks (2nd), SS Tim Seneff (2nd)
  • Chicago Tribune MVP: QB Mark Herrmann
  • Big Ten MVP: QB Mark Herrmann

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References
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  2. "Mark Hermann". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  3. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. pp. 3, 7. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  4. "1980 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  5. 2011 Purdue football information guide
  6. 2011 Purdue football information guide.
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  8. "Purdue Gets Its Kicks From Rick". The Indianapolis Star. September 14, 1980. p. 4-1.
  9. Max Stultz (September 21, 1980). "Bruins Bruise Boilers". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 4–1, 4–10.
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  11. Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Oct 12. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
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  14. "Hermann eclipses MSU, 36-25". Detroit Free Press. October 26, 1980. pp. 1H, 11H.
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