Year: | 1971 |
Team: | Purdue Boilermakers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Ten |
Record: | 3–7 |
Conf Record: | 3–5 |
Head Coach: | Bob DeMoss |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Mvp: | Tom Luken |
Captain: | Tom Luken, Jim Teal |
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.