1977 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1977 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season.

1977 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1977 record	5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Young (1st season)
MVP	Fred Arrington
Captains	Jerome King John Skibinski
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

1977 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 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			5	–	6	–	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	L 14–19	53,014
September 17	Ohio*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana	W 44–7	49,354
September 24	No. 11 Notre Dame*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana (Shillelagh Trophy)	L 24–31	68,966
October 1	Wake Forest*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana	W 17–26	54,060
October 8	at No. 4 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	L 0–46	87,707
October 15	Illinois	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana (Purdue Cannon)	L 22–29	60,242
October 22	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana	W 34–21	62,443
October 29	Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	W 28–16	17,525
November 5	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	W 22–0	73,322
November 12	No. 6 Michigan	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana	L 7–40	68,003
November 19	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 10–21	52,914
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`87`	Bart Burrell	Fr
QB	`9`	Mark Herrmann	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`48`	Fred Arrington

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Scott Sovereen

Head coach

Jim Young

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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, NG 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

Staff

Head Coach: Jim Young

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

Game summaries

Michigan State

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

Ohio

Mark Herrmann 23/36, 339 Yds [3]

Notre Dame

Mark Herrmann 24/51, 351 Yds [3]

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

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

Awards

All-Big Ten

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

References

2010 Purdue football information guide
2011 Purdue football information guide.
2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Oct 30.

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 Holy Buckeye Purdue Pete Purdue Wreck "Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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