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
1966 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Michigan State $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –1
No. 7 Purdue 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Michigan 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Illinois 4 –3 –04 –6 –0
Minnesota 3 –3 –14 –5 –1
Ohio State 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Northwestern 2 –4 –13 –6 –1
Wisconsin 2 –4 –13 –6 –1
Indiana 1 –5 –11 –8 –1
Iowa 1 –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 29Illinoisdagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Bob Baltzell
OL Mike Barnes
WR 81 Jim Beirne Jr
OL Jim Bonk
OL Jack Calcaterra
WR Bob Dillingham
QB Mike Engelbrecht
OL Charles Erlenbaugh
WR Jim Finley
QB 12 Bob Griese (C) Sr
TE Marion Griffin
RB Dave Herrick
RB Bob Hurst
RB 23 Leroy Keyes So
OL Chuck Kuzneski
OL Pat Labus
TE Rich Ruble
G 65 Bob Sebeck Jr
RB Lou Sims
RB 47 Perry Williams So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Francis Burke
DB 86 George Catavolos (C) Sr
DB 25 John Charles Sr
DB Dennis Cirbes
LB Pat Conley
DB 45 Bob Corby Jr
DL Robert Holmes
DL Chuck Kyle
DL George Olion
DL Lance Olssen
DL Fred Rafa
LB Bob Yunaska
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Ohio
See also: 1966 Ohio Bobcats football team

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

SMU
See also: 1966 SMU Mustangs football team

Iowa
See also: 1966 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

At Michigan
Purdue at Michigan
1 234Total
• No. 9 Boilermakers 7 726 22
Wolverines 0 1470 21
See also: 1966 Michigan Wolverines football team

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

Illinois
See also: 1966 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Illinois–Purdue football rivalry

At Wisconsin
See also: 1966 Wisconsin Badgers football team

At Minnesota
See also: 1966 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Indiana
See also: 1966 Indiana Hoosiers football team and Old Oaken Bucket
  • 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[2]

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

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
  1. "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 88. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  2. "Purdue Official Big 10 Rose Bowl Rep". Palm Beach Post. 1966 Nov 20. 2014-Sep-20.
  3. "1967 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
  4. "Awards". www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
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