American college football season
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.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 17 Ohio * No. 8/NR W 42–347,172
September 24 at No. 8/NR Notre Dame * No. 7/7 ABC L 14–2659,075
October 1 SMU * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 35–2346,116
October 8 Iowa Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 35–052,715
October 15 at Michigan No. 9/9 W 22–2179,642
October 22 at No. 2/2 Michigan State No. 9/9 L 20–4178,014
October 29 Illinois W 25–2161,643
November 5 at Wisconsin W 23–056,475
November 12 at Minnesota W 16–049,085
November 19 Indiana No. 10/NR W 51–662,197
January 1 vs. USC * No. 7/6 NBC W 14–13101,438
Roster [ ]
1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
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
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Boilermakers
7
0 0 7
14
• No. 6 Fighting Irish
7
7 0 12
26
Date: September 24Location: Notre Dame Stadium , South Bend, IN Game attendance: 59,075Television network: ABC (national)
Scoring summary 1 PUR Leroy Keyes 94-yard fumble return (kick good)PUR 7-0
1 ND Nick Eddy 96-yard kickoff return (kick good)Tied 7-7
2 ND Jim Seymour 84-yard pass from Terry Hanratty (kick good)ND 14-7
4 ND Jim Seymour 39-yard pass from Terry Hanratty ND 20-7
4 PUR Perry Williams 1-yard run (kick good)ND 20-14
4 ND Jim Seymour 7-yard pass from Terry Hanratty ND 26-14
SMU [ ]
Iowa [ ]
at Michigan [ ]
Purdue at Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 9 Boilermakers
7
7 2 6
22
Wolverines
0
14 7 0
21
at Michigan State [ ]
Purdue at Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Boilermakers
0
0 7 13
20
• No. 2 Spartans
7
14 14 6
41
Scoring summary Q1 MSU Lee 3-yard run (Kenney kick) MSU 7–0
Q2 MSU Raye 16-yard run (Kenney kick) MSU 14–0
Q2 MSU Apisa 6-yard pass from Raye (Kenney kick) MSU 21–0
Q3 MSU Apisa 2-yard run (Kenney kick) MSU 28–0
Q3 PUR Griese 6-yard run (Griese kick) MSU 28–7
Q3 MSU Apisa 10-yard run (Kenney kick) MSU 35–7
Q4 PUR Hurst 2-yard run (kick failed) MSU 35–13
Q4 MSU Cavender 2-yard run (pass failed) MSU 41–13
Q4 PUR Griese 2-yard run (Griese kick) MSU 41–20
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[1]
USC (Rose Bowl) [ ]
Purdue vs. USC
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 7 Boilermakers
0
7 7 0
14
Trojans
0
7 0 6
13
Scoring summary Q2 PUR Perry Williams 1-yard run (Griese kick) PUR 7–0
Q2 USC McCall 1-yard run (Rossovich kick) Tied 7–7
Q3 PUR Perry Williams 1-yard run (Griese kick) PUR 14–7
Q4 USC Rod Sherman 19-yard pass from Troy Winslow (pass failed) PUR 14–13
Team players in the NFL [ ]
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Awards and honors [ ]
References [ ]
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