The 1974 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Alex Agase, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 14–28	54,239
September 21	Miami (OH)*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	T 7–7	55,322
September 28	at No. 2 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 31–20	59,075
October 5	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 14–16	20,500	[1]
October 12	Illinois	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana (rivalry)	L 23–27	63,174
October 19	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 31–26	27,557
October 26	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 7–31	63,321
November 2	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 38–14	51,107
November 9	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 20–24	51,374
November 16	at No. 3 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–51	88,902
November 23	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 38–17	63,637
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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