1977 Purdue
5–6 (3–5 Big Ten), coached by Jim Young. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ohio 44–7Sep 17
By 37 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Michigan State | L 14–19 | 42% |
| Sep 17 | vs Ohio | W 44–7 | 51% |
| Sep 24 | vs 11Notre Dame | L 24–31 | 39% |
| Oct 1 | vs Wake Forest | W 26–17 | 62% |
| Oct 8 | at 4Ohio State | L 0–46 | 19% |
| Oct 15 | vs Illinois | L 22–29 | 67% |
| Oct 22 | vs Iowa | W 34–21 | 60% |
| Oct 29 | at Northwestern | W 28–16 | 70% |
| Nov 5 | at Wisconsin | W 22–0 | 38% |
| Nov 12 | vs 6Michigan | L 7–40 | 31% |
| Nov 19 | at Indiana | L 10–21 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Indiana 21–10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1977.
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 6th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 231–247
- Coach
- Jim Young
- Elo
- 1486 +9 this season
- SP+ rating
- -1.8 No. 87 of 140; offense No. 71, defense No. 92
- SRS
- 3.9 No. 55 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- John Mackovic
- Defensive coordinator
- Leon Burtnett
- Captains
- Jerome King and John Skibinski
- Most valuable player
- Fred Arrington
Drafted in 1978
The 1978 draft| Rd 6 | John Skibinski RB | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Reggie ArnoldWRAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
Mark HerrmannQBAP-2- John SkibinskiRBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1977 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 7–1 | 10–2 | 9 |
| Ohio State | 7–1 | 9–3 | 11 |
| Michigan State | 6–1–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Indiana | 4–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
 Minnesota | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Purdue | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Iowa | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–6 | 5–6 | |
| Illinois | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Northwestern | 1–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.