1977 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1977 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1977 record	5-6 (3-5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Young
MVP	Fred Arrington
Captain	Jerome King
Captain	John Skibinski
Home stadium	Ross-Ade Stadium

1977 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#9 Michigan §	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#11 Ohio State §	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Indiana	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Illinois	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1977 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10		at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 14–19	53,014
September 17		Ohio*		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 44–7	49,354
September 24		#11 Notre Dame*		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)		L 24–31	68,966
October 1		Wake Forest*		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 17–26	54,060
October 8		at #4 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 0–46	87,707
October 15		Illinois		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)		L 22–29	60,242
October 22		Iowa		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 34–21	62,443
October 29		Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 28–16	17,525
November 5		at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 22–0	73,322
November 12		#6 Michigan		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		L 7–40	68,003
November 19		at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 10–21	52,914
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Starters

• Offense: qb Mark Herrmann, tb Mike Brown/Robert Williams, fb John Skibinski, se Reggie Arnold, fl Ray Smith, te Dave Young/Tim Eubank, lt Mike Barberich, lg John Fincuan/Dale Schwan, c Pete Quinn/Steve Schlundt, rg Steve McKenzie, rt John LeFeber

• Defense: lde Lee Larkins, ldt Marcus Jackson/Calvin Clark, mg Roger Ruwe, rdt Jeff Senica, rde Keena Turner, lb Fred Arrington/Kevin Motts, cb Jerome King/Pat Harris, S Willie Harris/Paul Beery/Rock Supan

• Special teams: k Scott Sovereen, p Dave Eagin

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Staff

Head Coach: Jim Young

Assistants: Bob Bockrath, Leon Burtnett, Mike Hankwitz, Randy Hart, John Mackovic, Doug Redmann, Larry Thompson, Ed Zaunbrecher

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Game notes

Michigan State

• Ray Smith 6 Rec, 108 Yds
• Reggie Arnold 7 Rec, 107 Yds^[2]
• Mark Herrmann's first start at quarterback

Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 14 0 14 0 28 Northwestern 10 0 0 6 16 Date: October 29 Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois Game attendance: 17,525

Scoring summary 1 PUR Arnold 12 yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) Purdue 7–0 1 PUR Young 25 yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) Purdue 14–0 1 NW Mishler 69 yard run (Poulos kick) Purdue 14–7 1 NW Poulos 28 yard field goal Purdue 14–10 3 PUR Skibinski 2 yard run (Sovereen kick) Purdue 21–10 3 PUR Young 8 yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) Purdue 28–10 4 NW Reltzug 5 yard run (pass failed) Purdue 28–16

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Statistics

Passing

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT
Mark Herrmann	175	319	2,453	18	27

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	TD
John Skibinski	147	665	4
Mark Herrmann		-80

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yards	TD
Reggie Arnold	44	840	8
John Skibinski		221

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Awards

All-Big Ten

• Reggie Arnold (1st)
• Mark Herrmann (2nd)
• John Skibinski (2nd)

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References

Purdue Boilermakers football Venues Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Illinois (Purdue Cannon) Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket) Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy) Culture & lore Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" Purdue All-American Marching Band People Head coaches NFL draftees Seasons 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015