Purdue Football Team History
Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium Capacity: 67,332 Colors: Old Gold & Black Coach: Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf Conference: Big 10-
1966 Season Highlights
Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
1966 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Ohio
42
3
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Notre Dame
14
26
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Southern Methodist
35
23
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Iowa
35
0
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Michigan
22
21
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Michigan State
20
41
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Illinois
25
21
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Wisconsin
23
0
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Minnesota
16
0
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Indiana
51
6
W
Mon., Jan. 2
Southern California
14
13
W
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1966 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 297
Scoring Average 27.0
Points Allowed 154
Defense Average 14.0
Opponents Record 58-49
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-2
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
7 8-2-0
AP
6 8-2-0
Coaches
6 8-2-0
UPI
1966 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1966 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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