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American college football season
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 .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 15 at Wisconsin W 14–1358,265
September 22 Miami (OH) * L 19–2453,973 [1]
September 29 No. 7 Notre Dame * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry ) L 7–2063,391
October 6 Duke * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 27–753,241
October 13 at Illinois L 13–1554,252
October 20 Northwestern Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 21–1057,657
October 27 Michigan State Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN L 7–1055,291
November 3 at Iowa W 48–2339,120
November 10 at Minnesota L 7–3436,890
November 17 No. 4 Michigan Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN L 9–3456,485 [2]
November 24 at Indiana W 28–2344,789
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1973 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
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
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries
At Wisconsin
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Miami (OH)
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Notre Dame
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Duke
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At Illinois
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Northwestern
1
2 3 4 Total
Northwestern
0
3 0 7
10
• Purdue
7
7 7 0
21
Scoring summary 1 PUR Northington 6 yard run (Conner kick) Purdue 7–0
2 NW Blazevich field goal Purdue 7–3
2 PUR Bobrowski 1 yard run (Conner kick) Purdue 14–3
3 PUR Bobrowski 12 yard run (Conner kick) Purdue 21–3
4 NW Kev 3 yard run (Blazevich kick) Purdue 21–10
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Michigan State
Bo Bobrowski 24 rushes, 125 yards
At Iowa
Mike Northington 31 rushes, 146 yards
Bo Bobrowski 10 rushes, 123 yards
At Minnesota
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Michigan
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At Indiana
Pete Gross 29 rushes, 174 yards
Bo Bobrowski 17 rushes, 114 yards
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