1980 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1980 Purdue Boilermakers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 28–25 vs. Missouri
Conference	Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 17
1980 record	9–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Young (4th year)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Mark Herrmann
Captain	Tom Kingsbury
Captain	Pete Quinn
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 69,200)
Seasons « 1979 1981 »

1980 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#15 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#17 Purdue	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Iowa	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Illinois	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Michigan State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	9	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

#20 Purdue at Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 3 3 6 0 12 Wisconsin 3 3 0 0 6 Date: Saturday, September 13 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin Game attendance: 77,280 Source: Palm Beach Post

Scoring summary 1 PUR Anderson 30-yard field goal PUR 3-0 1 WIS Gladem 34-yard field goal Tied 3-3 2 WIS Gladem 34-yard field goal WIS 6-3 2 PUR Anderson 48-yard field goal Tied 6-6 3 PUR Anderson 19-yard field goal PUR 9-6 3 PUR Anderson 40-yard field goal PUR 12-6

Scoring summary
1		PUR	Anderson 30-yard field goal	PUR 3-0
1		WIS	Gladem 34-yard field goal	Tied 3-3
2		WIS	Gladem 34-yard field goal	WIS 6-3
2		PUR	Anderson 48-yard field goal	Tied 6-6
3		PUR	Anderson 19-yard field goal	PUR 9-6
3		PUR	Anderson 40-yard field goal	PUR 12-6

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 7 0 0 6 13 • Purdue 10 13 28 7 58 Date: November 8 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN

Scoring summary 1 PUR Smith 9-yard pass from Herrmann (Anderson kick) PUR 7-0 1 IOWA Gales 4-yard run (Olejniczak kick) Tied 7-7 1 PUR Anderson 20-yard field goal PUR 10-7 2 PUR Anderson 37-yard field goal PUR 13-7 2 PUR Anderson 36-yard field goal PUR 16-7 2 PUR Young 43-yard pass from Herrmann (Anderson kick) PUR 23-7 3 PUR Smith 1-yard run (Anderson kick) PUR 30-7 3 PUR Owen 1-yard run (Anderson kick) PUR 37-7 3 PUR Kay 75-yard interception return (Anderson kick) PUR 44-7 3 PUR Young 9-yard pass from Herrmann (Anderson kick) PUR 51-7 4 IOWA Chappelle 72-yard pass from Gales (pass failed) PUR 51-13 4 PUR Jones 1-yard run (Anderson kick) PUR 58-13

Scoring summary
1		PUR	Smith 9-yard pass from Herrmann (Anderson kick)	PUR 7-0
1		IOWA	Gales 4-yard run (Olejniczak kick)	Tied 7-7
1		PUR	Anderson 20-yard field goal	PUR 10-7
2		PUR	Anderson 37-yard field goal	PUR 13-7
2		PUR	Anderson 36-yard field goal	PUR 16-7
2		PUR	Young 43-yard pass from Herrmann (Anderson kick)	PUR 23-7
3		PUR	Smith 1-yard run (Anderson kick)	PUR 30-7
3		PUR	Owen 1-yard run (Anderson kick)	PUR 37-7
3		PUR	Kay 75-yard interception return (Anderson kick)	PUR 44-7
3		PUR	Young 9-yard pass from Herrmann (Anderson kick)	PUR 51-7
4		IOWA	Chappelle 72-yard pass from Gales (pass failed)	PUR 51-13
4		PUR	Jones 1-yard run (Anderson kick)	PUR 58-13

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 3 7 0 13 23 • Purdue 0 3 14 7 24 Date: November 22 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game attendance: 71,629

Scoring summary 1 IND Kellogg 20-yard field goal IND 3-0 2 IND Lonnie Johnson 5-yard run (Kellogg kick) IND 10-0 2 PUR Anderson 19-yard field goal IND 10-3 3 PUR Ben McCall 1-yard run (Anderson kick) Tied 10-10 3 PUR Bart Burrell 20-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Anderson kick) PUR 17-10 4 IND Lonnie Johnson 1-yard run (Kellogg kick) Tied 17-17 4 PUR Ben McCall 4-yard run (Anderson kick) PUR 24-17 4 0:17 IND Steve Corso 10-yard pass from Tim Clifford (pass failed) PUR 24-23

Scoring summary
1		IND	Kellogg 20-yard field goal	IND 3-0
2		IND	Lonnie Johnson 5-yard run (Kellogg kick)	IND 10-0
2		PUR	Anderson 19-yard field goal	IND 10-3
3		PUR	Ben McCall 1-yard run (Anderson kick)	Tied 10-10
3		PUR	Bart Burrell 20-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Anderson kick)	PUR 17-10
4		IND	Lonnie Johnson 1-yard run (Kellogg kick)	Tied 17-17
4		PUR	Ben McCall 4-yard run (Anderson kick)	PUR 24-17
4	0:17	IND	Steve Corso 10-yard pass from Tim Clifford (pass failed)	PUR 24-23

The 1980 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1980 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Young, the Boilermakers finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten), compiled a 9–3 (7–1 against Big Ten opponents), defeated Missouri in the Liberty Bowl, were ranked No. 16 in the final AP Poll, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 328 to 233. The team played its home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Quarterback Mark Hermann gained national attention for breaking the NCAA's career record for passing yardage. He finished his collegiate career having completed 772 of 1,309 passes for 9,946 yards, 71 touchdowns, and 75 interceptions. Hermann and teammate Dave Young, a tight end, were the only two Big Ten players to be recognized as consensus first-team players on the 1980 College Football All-America Team. Hermann also won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference.

Several Purdue players ranked among the Big Ten leaders in various statistical categories, including the following:

In non-conference play, Purdue (AP No. 9) opened its season with a 31–10 loss to Notre Dame (AP No. 11) at Notre Dame Stadium. Purdue quarterback Mark Hermann was sidelined with a bruised thumb and did not play. Phil Carter rushed for 142 yards for Notre Dame. After the game, the Boilermakers fell from No. 9 to No. 11 in the AP Poll.

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