The 1984 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by third-year head coach Leon Burtnett, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big Ten. Purdue was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Boilermakers lost to Virginia. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Boilermakers defeated Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Michigan in the same season for the first and only time in college football history.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	vs. No. 8 Notre Dame*		Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN (rivalry)	W 23–21	60,672
September 15	No. 5 Miami (FL)*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 17–28	56,761
September 22	Minnesota		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 34–10	61,538
September 29	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 13–10	64,819
October 6	No. 2 Ohio State		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 28–23	66,261
October 13	Iowa	No. 14	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 3–40	66,359
October 20	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 20–34	76,101
October 27	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 49–7	28,884
November 3	Michigan		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 31–29	60,159	[1]
November 10	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 13–30	72,292
November 17	Indiana		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 31–24	69,236
December 31	vs. Virginia*		Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	L 24–27	45,983	[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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