# 1984 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1984 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by third-year head coach Leon Burtnett, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big Ten. Purdue was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Boilermakers lost to Virginia. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Boilermakers defeated Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Michigan in the same season for the first and only time in college football history.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | vs. No. 8 Notre Dame* | | Hoosier DomeIndianapolis, IN (rivalry) | W 23–21 | 60,672 |
| September 15 | No. 5 Miami (FL)* | | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | L 17–28 | 56,761 |
| September 22 | Minnesota | | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | W 34–10 | 61,538 |
| September 29 | at Michigan State | | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | W 13–10 | 64,819 |
| October 6 | No. 2 Ohio State | | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | W 28–23 | 66,261 |
| October 13 | Iowa | No. 14 | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | L 3–40 | 66,359 |
| October 20 | at Illinois | | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (rivalry) | L 20–34 | 76,101 |
| October 27 | at Northwestern | | Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL | W 49–7 | 28,884 |
| November 3 | Michigan | | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | W 31–29 | 60,159 |
| November 10 | at Wisconsin | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | L 13–30 | 72,292 |
| November 17 | Indiana | | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) | W 31–24 | 69,236 |
| December 31 | vs. Virginia* | | Atlanta–Fulton County StadiumAtlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) | L 24–27 | 45,983 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||||

## Game summaries
### vs Notre Dame

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| Notre Dame | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: September 8, 1984
* Game weather: Indoors (dome)
* Game attendance: 60,672
* Recap/Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PUR – Mike Rendina 31-yard field goal, 13:16. Purdue 3–0. Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:38.
ND – Allen Pinkett 11-yard run (John Carney kick), 7:55. Notre Dame 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:21.
ND – Mark Brooks 3-yard run (John Carney kick), 1:39. Notre Dame 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:12.
Second quarter
PUR – Jeff Price 6-yard pass from Jim Everett, 10:11. Notre Dame 14–10. Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 6:28.
PUR – Mike Rendina 18-yard field goal, 0:00. Notre Dame 14–13. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 5:59.
Third quarter
PUR – Mike Rendina 20-yard field goal, 3:47. Purdue 16–14. Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 5:54.
Fourth quarter
PUR – Jeff Price 14-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), 13:57. Purdue 23–14. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:32.
ND – Allen Pinkett 6-yard run (John Carney kick), 4:21. Purdue 23–21. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:16.
Top passers
PUR – Jim Everett – 20/28, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT
ND – Steve Beuerlein – 13/20, 233 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
PUR – Rodney Carter – 22 rushes, 58 yards
ND – Allen Pinkett – 22 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
PUR – Steve Griffin – 5 receptions, 79 yards
ND – Joe Howard – 3 receptions, 61 yards :

### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No.5 Hurricanes | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Boilermakers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### Minnesota

* Ray Wallace 32 rushes, 158 yards

### Michigan State

* Jim Everett 27/42, 335 yards

### Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio St | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Purdue | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
* Date: October 6, 1984
* Game time: 1:31 p.m.
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,261
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PUR – Steve Griffin 20-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), 14:00. Purdue 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:00.
OSU – Keith Byars 20-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 4:09. Tie 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:50.
Second quarter
OSU – Rich Spangler 34-yard field goal, 0:02. Ohio St 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 0:26.
Third quarter
OSU – Keith Byars 14-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 13:43. Ohio St 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:20.
PUR – Steve Griffin 65-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), Ohio St 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:54.
Fourth quarter
PUR – Bruce King 4-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), 14:03. Purdue 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:43.
PUR – Rod Woodson 55-yard interception return (Mike Rendina kick), 10:03. Purdue 28–17.
OSU – Cris Carter 5-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (run failed), 2:35. Purdue 28–23. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 0:52.
Top passers
OSU – Mike Tomczak – 20/41, 280 yards, TD, 2 INT
PUR – Jim Everett – 17/23, 257 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
OSU – Keith Byars – 30 rushes, 191 yards, 2 TD
PUR – Ray Wallace – 20 rushes, 89 yards
Top receivers
OSU – Keith Byars – 9 receptions, 102 yards
PUR – Steve Griffin – 6 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD :

### Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hawkeyes | 6 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 40 |
| No. 14 Boilermakers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Iowa won in West Lafayette for the first time since 1956, snapping a 12-game losing skid at Ross–Ade Stadium.

### Northwestern

* Jim Everett 25/35, 312 yards

### Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Michigan | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| • Purdue | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
PUR: Steve Griffin 6 Rec, 112 yards

### Wisconsin

* Jim Everett 23/49, 328 yards

### Indiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indiana | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| • Purdue | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
* A grass fire was reported in the end-zone during the game as a result of a warming barrel tipping over.
* Rodney Carter 23 rushes, 148 yards
* Steve Griffin 6 receptions, 103 yards
* Jason Houston 16 solo tackles