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1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1966
team	Purdue Boilermakers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	6
APRank	7
record	9–2
conf_record	6–1
head_coach	Jack Mollenkopf
hc_year	11th
mvp	Bob Griese
captain	Bob Griese
captain2	George Catavolos
stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
champion	Rose Bowl champion
bowl	[Rose Bowl](1967-rose-bowl)
bowl_result	W 14–13 vs. [USC](1966-usc-trojans-football-team)

The 1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented 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.

Schedule

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Roster

Bob DeMoss
Len Jardine
Ned Maloney
Ron Meyer

Game summaries

Ohio

At Notre Dame

SMU

Iowa

At Michigan

;First quarter

PUR – Hurst 6-yard pass from Bob Griese (kick good). Purdue 7–0. ;Second quarter
PUR – Leroy Keyes 11-yard run (kick good). Purdue 14–0.
MICH – Ward 11-yard pass from Vidmer (kick good). Purdue 14–7.
MICH – ;Third quarter
MICH – Detwiler 1-yard run (kick good). Michigan 21–14.
PUR – Safety, Sygar tackled in end zone. Michigan 21–16. ;Fourth quarter
PUR – Francis Burke 1-yard blocked punt return. Purdue 22–21.

At Michigan State

Illinois

At Wisconsin

At Minnesota

Indiana

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

USC (Rose Bowl)

Main article: 1967 Rose Bowl

Team players in the NFL

Awards and honors

Bob Griese, Sammy Baugh Trophy
Bob Griese, second in Heisman Trophy voting

References

(October 2, 1966). "Purdue smothers Mustangs, 35–23". The Kilgore News Herald.
Bob Hoerner. (October 23, 1966). "Spartans' Balance Overcomes Griese: State Runs, Passes Over Purdue, 41-20". Lansing State Journal.
. ["2022 Purdue Football Record Book"](https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf). *Purdue University Athletics*.
https://bentley.mivideo.it.umich.edu/media/t/1_wpzvnxhh
"Purdue Official Big 10 Rose Bowl Rep". Palm Beach Post. 1966 Nov 20. 2014-Sep-20.
"1967 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".
"Awards".

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