1984 Purdue
7–5 (6–3 Big Ten), coached by Leon Burtnett. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 2 Ohio State 28–23Oct 6
Ohio State was ranked No. 2, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs 7Notre Dame | W 23–21 | 30% |
| Sep 15 | vs 5Miami | L 17–28 | 27% |
| Sep 22 | vs Minnesota | W 34–10 | 69% |
| Sep 29 | at Michigan State | W 13–10 | 46% |
| Oct 6 | vs 2Ohio State | W 28–23 | 29% |
| Oct 13 | vs Iowa | L 3–40 | 43% |
| Oct 20 | at Illinois | L 20–34 | 27% |
| Oct 27 | at Northwestern | W 49–7 | 59% |
| Nov 3 | vs Michigan | W 31–29 | 43% |
| Nov 10 | at Wisconsin | L 13–30 | 36% |
| Nov 17 | vs Indiana | W 31–24 | 80% |
| Dec 31Bowls & playoff | vs VirginiaPeach Bowl | L 24–27 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Virginia 27–24 in the Peach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 7: 14
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 1984.
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 6–3 tied for 2nd in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 14
- Points
- 286–283
- Coach
- Leon Burtnett
- Elo
- 1481 +42 this season
- SP+ rating
- 4.6 No. 56 of 106; offense No. 35, defense No. 73
- SRS
- 4.1 No. 43 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Jim Colletto
- Defensive coordinator
- Joe Tiller
- Captains
- Bruce King and Brian Thornson
- Most valuable player
- Jim Everett
Drafted in 1985
The 1985 draft| Rd 2 | Don Anderson DB | Indianapolis Colts |
| Rd 5 | Bruce King RB | Kansas City Chiefs |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Rod WoodsonDBAP-1
Second team
Steve GriffinWRAP-2; UPI-2- Brad HornerDLAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1984 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 7–2 | 9–3 | 13 |
| Illinois | 6–3 | 7–4 | |
| Purdue | 6–3 | 7–5 | |
| Iowa | 5–3–1 | 8–4–1 | 16 |
| Wisconsin | 5–3–1 | 7–4–1 | |
| Michigan State | 5–4 | 6–6 | |
| Michigan | 5–4 | 6–6 | |
| Minnesota | 3–6 | 4–7 | |
| Northwestern | 2–7 | 2–9 | |
| Indiana | 0–9 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.