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
Personnel
Games summaries
Michigan State
John Macon 19 rushes, 120 yards
Ohio
At Notre Dame
Wake Forest
Ohio State
At Illinois
John Macon 32 rushes, 126 yards
Russell Pope 25 rushes, 118 yards
At Iowa
Northwestern
At Wisconsin
John Macon 32 rushes, 117 yards
At Michigan
Indiana
Mike Augustyniak 23 rushes, 135 yards
Peach Bowl (vs. Georgia Tech)
Statistics
Passing
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)