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1966 Purdue Boilermakers 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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Michigan State $7–0–09–0–1
No. 7 Purdue6–1–09–2–0
Michigan4–3–06–4–0
Illinois4–3–04–6–0
Minnesota3–3–14–5–1
Ohio State3–4–04–5–0
Northwestern2–4–13–6–1
Wisconsin2–4–13–6–1
Indiana1–5–11–8–1
Iowa1–6–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17Ohio*No. 8
W 42–347,172
September 24at No. 8 Notre Dame*No. 7
ABCL 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
W 22–2179,642
October 22at No. 2 Michigan StateNo. 9
ABCL 20–4178,014
October 29Illinois
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 25–2161,643
November 5at Wisconsin
W 23–056,475
November 12at Minnesota
W 16–049,085
November 19IndianaNo. 10
W 51–662,197
January 1vs. USC*No. 7
NBCW 14–13101,438
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RBBob Baltzell
OLMike Barnes
WR81Jim BeirneJr
OLJim Bonk
OLJack Calcaterra
WRBob Dillingham
QBMike Engelbrecht
OLCharles Erlenbaugh
WRJim Finley
QB12Bob Griese (C)Sr
TEMarion Griffin
RBDave Herrick
RBBob Hurst
RB23Leroy KeyesSo
OLChuck Kuzneski
OLPat Labus
TERich Ruble
G65Bob SebeckJr
RBLou Sims
RB47Perry WilliamsSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LBFrancis Burke
DB86George Catavolos (C)Sr
DB25John CharlesSr
DBDennis Cirbes
LBPat Conley
DB45Bob CorbyJr
DLRobert Holmes
DLChuck Kyle
DLGeorge Olion
DLLance Olssen
DLFred Rafa
LBBob Yunaska
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Ohio

At Notre Dame

Purdue at Notre Dame
1234Total
No. 8 Boilermakers700714
• No. 6 Fighting Irish7701226
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

SMU

Iowa

At Michigan

Purdue at Michigan
1234Total
• No. 9 Boilermakers772622
Wolverines0147021

At Michigan State

Purdue at Michigan State
1234Total
No. 9 Boilermakers0071320
• No. 2 Spartans71414641
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

Illinois

At Wisconsin

At Minnesota

Indiana

USC (Rose Bowl)

Purdue vs. USC
1234Total
• No. 7 Boilermakers077014
Trojans070613
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

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

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Awards and honors

References

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