1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1979 Purdue Boilermakers football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record10–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Bockrath (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLeon Burtnett (3rd season)
MVPDave Young
CaptainSteve McKenzie, Pete Quinn, Keena Turner
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 0 0 11 1 0
No. 10 Purdue 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 18 Michigan 6 2 0 8 4 0
No. 19 Indiana 5 3 0 8 4 0
Iowa 4 4 0 5 6 0
Minnesota 3 5 1 4 6 1
Michigan State 3 5 0 5 6 0
Wisconsin 3 5 0 4 7 0
Illinois 1 6 1 2 8 1
Northwestern 0 9 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Young, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big Ten. Purdue was invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, where the Boilermakers defeated Tennessee. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.