1980 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1980 Purdue Boilermakers football
Liberty Bowl Champions
Liberty Bowl, W 28–25 vs. Missouri
Conference	Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches	#16
AP	#17
1980 record	9–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Young
Base defense	3-4
MVP	Mark Herrmann
Captain	Tom Kingsbury
Captain	Pete Quinn
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 69,200)

	Conf					Overall
1980 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Michigan †	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#15 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#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

The 1980 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	at #11 Notre Dame*	#9	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)		L 10–31	59,075
September 13	Wisconsin	#20	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 12–6	77,280
September 27	#16 UCLA*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		L 14–23	69,333
October 4	Miami (OH)*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 28–3	69,889
October 11	Minnesota		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 21–7	69,399
October 18	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)		W 45–20	62,121
October 25	Michigan State		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 36–25	69,231
November 1	at Northwestern	#20	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 52–31	17,744
November 8	Iowa	#17	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 58–13	68,775
November 15	at #11 Michigan	#16	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 0–26	105,831
November 22	Indiana		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 24–23	71,629
December 22	vs. Missouri*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	W 28–25	53,667
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Wisconsin

#20 Purdue at Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	3	3	6	0	12
Wisconsin	3	3	0	0	6

Date: Saturday, September 13
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
Game attendance: 77,280

Source: Palm Beach Post

Scoring summary

1	PUR	Anderson 30-yard field goal	PUR 3-0

1	WIS	Gladem 34-yard field goal	Tied 3-3

2	WIS	Gladem 34-yard field goal	WIS 6-3

2	PUR	Anderson 48-yard field goal	Tied 6-6

3	PUR	Anderson 19-yard field goal	PUR 9-6

3	PUR	Anderson 40-yard field goal	PUR 12-6

PUR: Mark Herrmann 27/43, 437 Yds
PUR: Bart Burrell 13 Rec, 200 Yds ^[2]

Illinois

Mark Herrmann 24/35, 371 Yds, 4 TD
Bart Burrell 10 Rec, 186 Yds
Steve Bryant 9 Rec, 139 Yds ^[3]

Michigan State

PUR: Mark Herrmann 24/46, 340 Yds
PUR: Dave Young 12 Rec, 172 Yds ^[4]

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	7	0	0	6	13
• Purdue	10	13	28	7	58

Date: November 8
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN

Scoring summary

1	PUR	Smith 9-yard pass from Herrmann (Anderson kick)	PUR 7-0

1	IOWA	Gales 4-yard run (Olejniczak kick)	Tied 7-7

1	PUR	Anderson 20-yard field goal	PUR 10-7

2	PUR	Anderson 37-yard field goal	PUR 13-7

2	PUR	Anderson 36-yard field goal	PUR 16-7

2	PUR	Young 43-yard pass from Herrmann (Anderson kick)	PUR 23-7

3	PUR	Smith 1-yard run (Anderson kick)	PUR 30-7

3	PUR	Owen 1-yard run (Anderson kick)	PUR 37-7

3	PUR	Kay 75-yard interception return (Anderson kick)	PUR 44-7

3	PUR	Young 9-yard pass from Herrmann (Anderson kick)	PUR 51-7

4	IOWA	Chappelle 72-yard pass from Gales (pass failed)	PUR 51-13

4	PUR	Jones 1-yard run (Anderson kick)	PUR 58-13

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Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	3	7	0	13	23
• Purdue	0	3	14	7	24

Date: November 22
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Game attendance: 71,629

Scoring summary

1		IND	Kellogg 20-yard field goal	IND 3-0

2		IND	Lonnie Johnson 5-yard run (Kellogg kick)	IND 10-0

2		PUR	Anderson 19-yard field goal	IND 10-3

3		PUR	Ben McCall 1-yard run (Anderson kick)	Tied 10-10

3		PUR	Bart Burrell 20-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Anderson kick)	PUR 17-10

4		IND	Lonnie Johnson 1-yard run (Kellogg kick)	Tied 17-17

4		PUR	Ben McCall 4-yard run (Anderson kick)	PUR 24-17

4	0:17	IND	Steve Corso 10-yard pass from Tim Clifford (pass failed)	PUR 24-23

Linebacker Mike Marks batted down quarterback Tim Clifford's two-point pass to preserve Purdue's 24-23 victory. 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 ^[6]

Personnel

Starters

Offense: SE Bart Burrell, LT Henry Feil, LG Tim Hull, C Pete Quinn, RG Ray Gunner, RT Tom Jelesky, TE Dave Young, QB Mark Herrmann, TB Jimmy Smith/Ben McCall, FB John Macon, FL Steve Bryant, K Rick Anderson

Defense: LT Paul Hanna, MG Tom Munro, RT Calvin Clark, OLB Tom Kingsbury, ILB James Looney, ILB Mike Marks, OLB David Frye, CB Bill Kay, CB Robert Williams, SS Tim Seneff, FS Marcus McKinnie, P Jim Bosche

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Coaching staff

Head coach: Jim Young
Assistants: Bill Baker, Leon Burtnett, Dick Dullaghan, Mike Hankwitz, Randy Hart, Lee Larkins, Doug Redmann, Bob Spoo

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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

↑ 2011 Purdue football information guide
↑ 2011 Purdue football information guide.
↑ 2011 Purdue football information guide.
↑ 2011 Purdue football information guide.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Nov 9.
↑ "Late 2-Point Pass Fails; Purdue Edges Indiana." Palm Beach Post. p. 140. 1980 Nov 23.
↑ 2011 Purdue football information guide.
↑ 2011 Purdue football information guide.
↑ 2011 Purdue football information guide.

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

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