Jim Young produced a nice three-year run in his tenure at West Lafayette. The 1980 Purdue football team was the last in that cycle. Just like in 1978 and 1979, the ’80 Boilermakers finished in the Top 20 and won a bowl game. And just like those earlier teams, the 1980 edition of Purdue football […]
Jim Young enjoyed a breakthrough season in 1978, his second year as the Purdue football coach. The Boilermakers posted their best season in a decade, contended for the Big Ten title, won a bowl game and finished ranked in the Top 20. 1979 Purdue football made incremental progress—they stayed in the hunt for the Rose […]
Jim Young was in his second year as the Purdue head coach, taking over a program that had fallen off the radar and producing very good teams from 1966-69, including a Rose Bowl entrant in ’66. The 1978 Purdue football team would have a breakout year and start a short run of success for the […]
When Joe Tiller arrived in West Lafayette to take over the Purdue Boilermakers in 1997, the football program was on hard times. They hadn’t enjoyed a winning season since 1984. No consecutive bowl appearances since 1978-80. The last piece of a Big Ten title had been in 1967 and the last Rose Bowl trip was […]
Christmas Day of 1978 offered an interesting bowl game for those looking for a diversion at their holiday gathering. Purdue and Georgia Tech were both teams returning to the bowl party after a brief absence and a good quarterback and record-setting running back were on display. Here’s a look back at the paths the Boilermakers […]