The 1978 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Young, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 6–1–1 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten. Purdue was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Boilermakers defeated Georgia Tech. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Schedule
Game summaries Michigan State
"Macon's Run Lifts Purdue Over Spartans." Palm Beach Post. 1978 Sept 17.
John Macon 19 rushes, 120 yards
Ohio
At Notre Dame
Wake Forest
Ohio State
Eugene Register-Guard. 1978 Oct 15.
At Illinois John Macon 32 rushes, 126 yards Russell Pope 25 rushes, 118 yards
At Iowa
"Purdue cuts down Iowa again." Milwaukee Journal. 1978 Oct 29.
Northwestern
At Wisconsin John Macon 32 rushes, 117 yards
At Michigan
Indiana Mike Augustyniak 23 rushes, 135 yards
Peach Bowl (vs. Georgia Tech)
Personnel
Awards All-Big Ten Ken Loushin (1st) Keena Turner (1st) Mark Herrmann (2nd) Marcus Jackson (2nd) John LeFeber (2nd) John Macon (2nd) Steve McKenzie (2nd) Dale Schwan (2nd) Scott Sovereen (2nd)
Big Ten Coach of the Year: Jim Young
Statistics Passing Player Comp Att Yards TD INT Herrmann 152 274 1,904 14 12
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