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1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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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
Record9–2 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBob Griese
CaptainBob Griese, George Catavolos
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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/NR
W 42–347,172
September 24at No. 8/NR Notre Dame*No. 7/7
L 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. 9/9
W 22–2179,642
October 22at No. 2/2 Michigan StateNo. 9/9
L 20–4178,014
October 29Illinois
W 25–2161,643
November 5at Wisconsin
W 23–056,475
November 12at Minnesota
W 16–049,085
November 19IndianaNo. 10/NR
W 51–662,197
January 1vs. USC*No. 7/6
NBCW 14–13101,438

Roster

1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
DB 86 George Catavolos (C) Sr
DB 25 John Charles Sr
DB 45 Bob Corby Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

Ohio

See also: 1966 Ohio Bobcats football team
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
Scoring summary
1PURLeroy Keyes 94-yard fumble return (kick good)PUR 7-0
1NDNick Eddy 96-yard kickoff return (kick good)Tied 7-7
2NDJim Seymour 84-yard pass from Terry Hanratty (kick good)ND 14-7
4NDJim Seymour 39-yard pass from Terry HanrattyND 20-7
4PURPerry Williams 1-yard run (kick good)ND 20-14
4NDJim Seymour 7-yard pass from Terry HanrattyND 26-14
See also: 1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–22–2 1965 W 25–21

SMU

See also: 1966 SMU Mustangs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–0–1 1965 T 14–14

Iowa

See also: 1966 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
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
See also: 1966 Michigan Wolverines football team
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
Scoring summary
Q1MSULee 3-yard run (Kenney kick)MSU 7–0
Q2MSURaye 16-yard run (Kenney kick)MSU 14–0
Q2MSUApisa 6-yard pass from Raye (Kenney kick)MSU 21–0
Q3MSUApisa 2-yard run (Kenney kick)MSU 28–0
Q3PURGriese 6-yard run (Griese kick)MSU 28–7
Q3MSUApisa 10-yard run (Kenney kick)MSU 35–7
Q4PURHurst 2-yard run (kick failed)MSU 35–13
Q4MSUCavender 2-yard run (pass failed)MSU 41–13
Q4PURGriese 2-yard run (Griese kick)MSU 41–20
See also: 1966 Michigan State Spartans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–10–1 1965 L 10–14

Illinois

See also: 1966 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Illinois–Purdue football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–23–6 1965 L 0–21

at Wisconsin

See also: 1966 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–24–6 1965 W 45–7

at Minnesota

See also: 1966 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–16–3 1965 W 35–0

Indiana

See also: 1966 Indiana Hoosiers football team and Old Oaken Bucket
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
Scoring summary
Q2PURPerry Williams 1-yard run (Griese kick)PUR 7–0
Q2USCMcCall 1-yard run (Rossovich kick)Tied 7–7
Q3PURPerry Williams 1-yard run (Griese kick)PUR 14–7
Q4USCRod Sherman 19-yard pass from Troy Winslow (pass failed)PUR 14–13
Main article: 1967 Rose Bowl
See also: 1966 USC Trojans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Bob Griese Quarterback 1 4 Miami Dolphins
John Charles Defensive back 6 145 New England Patriots
Mike Barnes Defensive back 8 194 Pittsburgh Steelers
Pat Conley Linebacker 14 359 Baltimore Colts
George Catavolos Defensive back 17 437 Philadelphia 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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