The Purdue Boilermakers were 4-6-1 in 1974.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 223 | 3,904 | 787 | 5.0 | 2,432 | 568 | 4.3 | 1,472 | 219 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 59th | 37th | 44th | 40th | 50th | 66th | 40th | 45th | 43rd | 53rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 261 | 3,915 | 4.8 | 2,293 | 605 | 3.8 | 1,622 | 216 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 144th | 95th | 83rd | 74th | 91st | 60th | 115th | 85th | 109th | ||||||||||
Net | -38 | -11 | +787 | +0.2 | +139 | -37 | +0.5 | -150 | +3 | -0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 129th | 67th | 44th | 58th | 58th | 83rd | 41st | 81st | 60th | 92nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |