The 1972 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1972 Big Ten Conference football season.
Led by Bob DeMoss in his third and final season as head coach, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten.
Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Every Big Ten team except the Boilermakers and Ohio State added an 11th game for the first time in 1971.
[2] [3] [4] Otis Armstrong carried 32 times for 276 yards, breaking his own single-game school rushing record (233) and passing Wisconsin's Alan Ameche for most career rushing yards in the Big Ten with 3,316.