1972 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1972 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1972 record	6–5 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bob DeMoss (3rd year)
Captain	Otis Armstrong
Captain	Dave Butz
Home stadium	Ross-Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#9 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Purdue	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Illinois	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 0 7 14 7 28 Minnesota 0 3 0 0 3 Date: October 14 Location: Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota Game attendance: 37,287

Scoring summary 2 PUR Armstrong 5-yard run (Bobrowski kick) Purdue 7-3 2 MINN Golberg 25-yard field goal Purdue 7-3 3 PUR Armstrong 97-yard kickoff return (Bobrowski kick) Purdue 14-3 3 PUR Carter 45-yard fumble return (Bobrowski kick) Purdue 21-3 4 PUR Bobrowski 4-yard run (Bobrowski kick) Purdue 28-3

Scoring summary
2		PUR	Armstrong 5-yard run (Bobrowski kick)	Purdue 7-3
2		MINN	Golberg 25-yard field goal	Purdue 7-3
3		PUR	Armstrong 97-yard kickoff return (Bobrowski kick)	Purdue 14-3
3		PUR	Carter 45-yard fumble return (Bobrowski kick)	Purdue 21-3
4		PUR	Bobrowski 4-yard run (Bobrowski kick)	Purdue 28-3

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 0 7 0 0 7 • Purdue 7 7 7 21 42 Date: November 25 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game attendance: 65,065

Scoring summary 1 PUR Otis Armstrong 2-yard run (Frank Conner kick) PUR 7-0 2 PUR Darryl Stingley 79-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Frank Conner kick) PUR 14-0 2 IND Dennis Cremeens 2-yard run (Sven Chris Gartner kick) PUR 14-7 3 PUR Otis Armstrong 71-yard run (Frank Conner kick) PUR 21-7 4 PUR Gary Danielson 5-yard run (Frank Conner kick) PUR 28-7 4 PUR Otis Armstrong 53-yard run (Frank Conner kick) PUR 35-7 4 PUR Bo Bobrowski 5-yard run (Frank Conner kick) PUR 42-7

Scoring summary
1		PUR	Otis Armstrong 2-yard run (Frank Conner kick)	PUR 7-0
2		PUR	Darryl Stingley 79-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Frank Conner kick)	PUR 14-0
2		IND	Dennis Cremeens 2-yard run (Sven Chris Gartner kick)	PUR 14-7
3		PUR	Otis Armstrong 71-yard run (Frank Conner kick)	PUR 21-7
4		PUR	Gary Danielson 5-yard run (Frank Conner kick)	PUR 28-7
4		PUR	Otis Armstrong 53-yard run (Frank Conner kick)	PUR 35-7
4		PUR	Bo Bobrowski 5-yard run (Frank Conner kick)	PUR 42-7

The 1972 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1972 Big Ten Conference football season. It was Bob DeMoss' final season as head coach of the team.

This was the first time Purdue played an 11-game schedule. Every Big Ten team except the Boilermakers and Ohio State added an 11th game for the first time in 1971. The Buckeyes did not play an 11-game slate until 1974.

Otis Armstrong carried 32 times for 276 yards, breaking his own single-game school rushing record (233) and passing Wisconsin's Alan Ameche for most career rushing yards in the Big Ten with 3,316.

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