1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team
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 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
Roster
Game summaries
Ohio
SMU
Iowa
at Michigan
at Michigan State
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
USC (Rose Bowl)
Team players in the NFL
Awards and honors