1978 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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Conference Big Ten Conference AP No. 13 Head coach Jim Young (2nd year)		Coaches No. 13 1978 record 9–2–1 (6–1–1 Big Ten) MVP Keena Turner

The 1978 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Starters

Offense: se Burrell, lt Feil, lg Schwan, c Quinn, rg LeFeber, rt McKenzie, te Eubank/Young, qb Herrmann, fb Macon, tb Pope, fl M. Harris, k Sovereen

Defense: le Floyd, lt Clark, mg Loushin, rt Jackson, re Turner, lb Motts/Johanson, cb W. Smith/Moss, ss Supan, fs W. Harris, p Eagin

Head coach: Jim Young

Assistants: Bob Bockrath, Leon Burtnett, Mike Hankwitz, Randy Hart, Doug Redmann, Bob Spoo, Larry Thompson, Ed Zaunbrecher

All-Big Ten

Ken Loushin (1st)

Keena Turner (1st)

Mark Herrmann (2nd)

Marcus Jackson (2nd)

John LeFeber (2nd)

John Macon (2nd)

Steve McKenzie (2nd)

Dale Schwan (2nd)

Scott Sovereen (2nd)

Big Ten Coach of the Year: Jim Young

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