1969 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1969 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
1969 record8–2 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPMike Phipps
CaptainBill McKoy, Mike Phipps, Bill Yanchar
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Michigan + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Purdue 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Iowa 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Michigan State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Illinois 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. It was Jack Mollenkopf's final season as head coach, ending the most successful period in the program's history to date.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 20at TCU*No. 18
W 42–3525,000
September 27No. 9 Notre Dame*No. 16
W 28–1468,179
October 4No. 17 Stanford*No. 8
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 36–3565,472
October 11at MichiganNo. 9
L 20–3180,411
October 18IowaNo. 17
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 35–3165,971
October 25NorthwesterndaggerNo. 15
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 45–2066,103
November 1at IllinoisNo. 13
W 49–2251,299
November 8Michigan StateNo. 10
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 41–1367,397
November 15at No. 1 Ohio StateNo. 10
L 14–4285,027
November 22at IndianaNo. 17
W 44–2152,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

1969 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 15 Mike Phipps Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 81 Tom Baylees Sr
DB 43 Tim Foley Sr
DE 88 Bill McKoy Sr
LB 99 Vero Parakevas Jr
DE 97 Dennis Wirgowski Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary[]

TCU[]

  • Randy Cooper 23 rushes, 117 yards [2]

Notre Dame[]

Stanford[]

Awards[]

All-Big Ten: HB Stan Brown (2nd), T Paul DeNuccio (1st), DB Tim Foley (2nd), DE Bill McKoy (2nd), LB Veno Paraskevas (1st), QB Mike Phipps (1st), C Walter Whitehead (2nd), T Bill Yancher (1st)

Chicago Tribune Big Ten MVP: QB Mike Phipps

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References[]

  1. ^ 2011 Purdue football information guide.
  2. ^ 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2021-Jan-02.
  3. ^ 2018 purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
  4. ^ 2011 Purdue football information guide.
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