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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1887  <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024
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
  Record9-2
  Points Scored297
  Scoring Average27.0
  Points Allowed154
  Defense Average14.0
  Opponents Record58-49
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-2
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
7 8-2-0 AP
6 8-2-0 Coaches
6 8-2-0 UPI
  
1966 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-6173193 4-3149140  Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota 4-5-1124160 3-3-17599  Murray Warmath
Indiana 1-8-1104229 1-5-187160  John Pont
Michigan State 9-0-129399 7-021371  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue 9-2297154Won  14-136-119289  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 6-4236138 4-3171110  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Ohio State 4-5108123 3-47278  Wayne Woody Hayes
Northwestern 3-6-1137213 2-4-1109129  Alex Agase
Wisconsin 3-6-187212 2-4-161133  Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa 2-886253 1-652172  Raymond R. Ray Nagel

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.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.