1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented the Purdue University in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. The Boilermakers, led by future National Football League (NFL) quarterback Bob Griese, won the 1967 Rose Bowl. Griese led Purdue to a second-place finish in the Big Ten Conference and the school's first appearance in the Rose Bowl Game. The Boilermakers were the runner-up in the Big Ten behind Michigan State, but received the conference's Rose Bowl berth because of the Big Ten's "no-repeat" rule at the time. Griese was a two-time All-American at Purdue and was the runner-up to Steve Spurrier for the Heisman Trophy in 1966.

1966 Purdue Boilermakers football
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 14–13 vs. USC
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
1966 record9–2 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coachJack Mollenkopf (11th season)
MVPBob Griese
CaptainBob Griese, George Catavolos
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1966 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Michigan State $ 7 0 0  9 0 1
No. 7 Purdue 6 1 0  9 2 0
Michigan 4 3 0  6 4 0
Illinois 4 3 0  4 6 0
Minnesota 3 3 1  4 5 1
Ohio State 3 4 0  4 5 0
Northwestern 2 4 1  3 6 1
Wisconsin 2 4 1  3 6 1
Indiana 1 5 1  1 8 1
Iowa 1 6 0  2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17Ohio*No. 8/NRW 42–347,172
September 24at No. 8/NR Notre Dame*No. 7/7L 14–2659,075
October 1SMU*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 35–2346,116
October 8Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 35–052,715
October 15at MichiganNo. 9/9W 22–2179,642
October 22at No. 2/2 Michigan StateNo. 9/9L 20–4178,014
October 29Illinois
W 25–2161,643
November 5at WisconsinW 23–056,475
November 12at MinnesotaW 16–049,085
November 19IndianaNo. 10/NR
W 51–662,197
January 1vs. USC*No. 7/6NBCW 14–13101,438
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game

Roster

1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
E 81 Jim Beirne Jr
QB 12 Bob Griese (C) Sr
RB 23 Leroy Keyes So
G 65 Bob Sebeck Jr
RB 47 Perry Williams So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 86 George Catavolos (C) Sr
DB 25 John Charles Sr
DB 45 Bob Corby Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Ohio

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 1964 W 17–0

at Notre Dame

Purdue at Notre Dame
1 234Total
No. 8 Boilermakers 7 007 14
No. 6 Fighting Irish 7 7012 26
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • Television network: National
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–22–2 1965 W 25–21

SMU

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–0–1 1965 T 14–14

Iowa

Overall record Last meeting Result
24–16–2 1965 W 17–14

at Michigan

Purdue at Michigan
1 234Total
No. 9 Boilermakers 7 726 22
Wolverines 0 1470 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–13 1965 W 17–15

at Michigan State

Purdue at Michigan State
1 234Total
No. 9 Boilermakers 0 0713 20
No. 2 Spartans 7 14146 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–10–1 1965 L 10–14

Illinois

Overall record Last meeting Result
18–23–6 1965 L 0–21

at Wisconsin

Overall record Last meeting Result
15–24–6 1965 W 45–7

at Minnesota

Overall record Last meeting Result
11–16–3 1965 W 35–0

Indiana

Overall record Last meeting Result
41–21–6 1965 W 26–21
  • Purdue clinches Rose Bowl berth
  • Bob Griese 11/21, 255 Yds, 3 TD, 1 FG, 6/7 XP
  • Leroy Keyes Rush TD, Pass TD, INT
  • Jim Beirne 2 TD Rec
  • Biggest margin in rivalry since 1893[1]

USC (Rose Bowl)

Purdue vs. USC
1 234Total
No. 7 Boilermakers 0 770 14
Trojans 0 706 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Bob GrieseQuarterback14Miami Dolphins
John CharlesDefensive back6145New England Patriots
Mike BarnesDefensive back8194Pittsburgh Steelers
Pat ConleyLinebacker14359Baltimore Colts
George CatavolosDefensive back17437Philadelphia Eagles

[2]

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Purdue Official Big 10 Rose Bowl Rep". 1966 Nov 20. 2014-Sep-20.
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1967.htm
  3. http://www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com/Awards.htm#SAMMY Archived 2011-05-25 at WebCite
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