MSU Football vs. Purdue, 1979-10-20
Scope and Contents
Footage of the October 1979 game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. MSU Head Coach - Darryl Rogers; Purdue Head Coach - Jim Young. Spartans lost 29-38.
The Spartans finished the game with a school record low in rushing yards: -5. However, quarterback Mark Herrmann became the all-time Big Ten leader in career completions (427) in this game, and punter Ray Stachowicz set a Spartan record for the longest punt in Big Ten play (73 yards).
Purd - W. Smith 42 interception return (Seibel kick); Purd - J. Smith 10 run (Seibel kick); MSU - S. Smith 1 run (Andersen kick)
Attendance - 79,561
Dates
- Creation: 1979-10-20
Creator
- From the Record Group: Michigan State University. Department of Intercollegiate Athletics (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research except for one folder of confidential correspondence which is restricted.
Extent
1 Reels (40 min.) : silent, color ; 16mm
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Subject
- Purdue University (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu