1976 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1976 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1976 record	5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Alex Agase
MVP	Scott Dierking
Captain	Scott Dierking
Captain	Blane Smith
Home stadium	Ross-Ade Stadium

1976 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#6 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Indiana	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	Northwestern	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 31-19	46,311
September 18	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	L 23-7	59,075
September 25	No. 19 USC*	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 31-13	65,425
October 2	Miami (OH)*	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 42-20	55,102
October 9	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 18-16	79,111
October 16	Illinois	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	L 21-17	66,716
October 23	at No. 9 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 24-3	87,898
October 30	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 45-13	52,222
November 6	No. 1 Michigan	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 16-14	57,205
November 13	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	W 21-0	44,763
November 20	Indiana	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 20-14	63,220
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Head Coach: Alex Agase

Assistants: George Catavolos (Secondary), Fred Conti, Jack Ellis, Bob Geiger, Jerry Hartman, Pat Naughton, Tom Roggeman, Rick Venturi, Mike Wynn ^[1]

#1 Michigan at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	7	0	7	0	14
• Purdue	7	6	0	3	16

Scoring summary

1		MICH	Leach 8-yard run (Wood kick)	MICH 7-0

1		PUR	Dierking 4-yard run (Supan kick)	Tied 7-7

2		PUR	Dierking 25-yard run (kick blocked)	PUR 13-7

3		MICH	Smith 65-yard pass from Leach (Wood kick)	MICH 14-13

4	4:20	PUR	Supan 23-yard field goal	PUR 16-14

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	6	8	7	0	21
Iowa	0	0	0	0	0

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT
Mark Vitali	73	172	1,184	0	16
Scott Dierking			92

Player	Att	Yards	TD
Scott Dierking	201	1,000	11
John Skibinski	173	871
Mark Vitali	100	317

Player	Rec	Yards
Reggie Arnold	16	287
Raymond Smith	11	233
John Skibinski	13	118

Red Mackey Award: Mark Vitali ^[1]

1 2 3 4 5 2010 Purdue football information guide
↑ 2011 Purdue football information guide.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Nov 14.
↑ Broyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport

Purdue Boilermakers football

Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago Illinois (Purdue Cannon) Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket) Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy)

Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete Purdue Wreck "Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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 2016

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