The 1971 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Bob DeMoss, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Washington*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 35–38	58,927
September 25	No. 2 Notre Dame*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ( rivalry)	L 7–8	69,765
October 2	Iowa		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 45–13	63,485
October 9	Minnesota		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 27–13	64,281
October 16	at Northwestern	No. 20	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 21–20	40,059
October 23	at Illinois	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ( rivalry)	L 7–21	52,344
October 30	Michigan State		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 10–43	66,339
November 6	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 10–14	78,451
November 13	No. 3 Michigan		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 17–20	65,254	[1]
November 20	at Indiana		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN ( Old Oaken Bucket)	L 31–38	50,978
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

Game summaries

Washington

• Otis Armstrong 19 rushes, 121 yards

Minnesota

• Gary Danielson 15/20 passing, 300 yards

Northwestern

• Otis Armstrong 30 rushes, 179 yards

Wisconsin

• Otis Armstrong 35 rushes, 155 yards

References