1973 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1973 Purdue Boilermakers football
1973 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Alex Agase (1st season);
MVP	Bo Bobrowski
Captain	Bo Bobrowski, Tim Racke
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

The 1973 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Alex Agase, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for fourth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Ohio State +	7	–	0	–	1	10	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Michigan +	7	–	0	–	1	10	–	0	–	1
Minnesota	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Indiana	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Iowa	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 14–13	58,265
September 22	Miami (OH)*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 19–24	53,973	^[1]
September 29	No. 7 Notre Dame*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 7–20	63,391
October 6	Duke*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 27–7	53,241
October 13	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 13–15	54,252
October 20	Northwestern	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 21–10	57,657
October 27	Michigan State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–10	55,291
November 3	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 48–23	39,120
November 10	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 7–34	36,890
November 17	No. 4 Michigan	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 9–34	56,485	^[2]
November 24	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 28–23	44,789
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1973 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Bo Bobrowski
WR	`22`	Larry Burton	Jr
RB		Scott Dierking
C	`51`	Frank DiLieto	Sr
FB	`35`	Pete Gross	Jr
RB		Bob Herrick
RB		Tim Hunter
RB		Roy Kidd
OT	`77`	Ken Long	So
QB		Craig Nagel
RB		Mike Northington
WR		Errol Patterson
G	`69`	Ralph Perretta	Jr
RB		Skip Peterson
RB		Mike Pruitt
G	`68`	Jeff Romack	Sr
WR		Dan Roman
TE		Barry Santini
OT	`64`	Steve Schaefer	Sr
QB		Mike Terrizzi
TE		Joe Walling

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Carl Capria
LB		Randy Clark
DB		Fred Cooper
DB		Alex DiMarzo
LB		Cedric Evans
LB		Mark Gefert
DL		Mark Gorgal
DL		Bob Hofiezer
MG		Chuck Keever
DB		Bill Knox
DT	`74`	Ken Novak	So
DL		Steve Nurrenbern
DL		Rick Oliver
DL		Stan Parker
DB		Tim Racke
LB		Rick Schavietello
DL		Joe Tenkman
DB		Jim Wood
DL		Jon Zwitt

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`1`	Frank Conner	So
K		Steve Schmidt	So

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern	0	3	0	7	10
• Purdue	7	7	7	0	21

^ Bob Ford (September 23, 1973). "Miami Redskins stage late revolt to ruin Purdue's football opener, 24-19". The Kokomo Tribune. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Curt Sylvester (November 18, 1973). "Bring On Bucks! It's M, 34–9: Whirlwind Finish Crushes Purdue". Detroit Free Press. p. 1D, 4D. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 89. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.