1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented the Purdue University in the 1966 college football season. The Boilermakers, led by future NFL quarterback Bob Griese, won the.

Season
Griese led Purdue to a second place finish in the Big Ten Conference and the school's first appearance in the, where they defeated USC, 14-13. The Boilermakers were actually the runner-ups behind Michigan State, but got the Rose Bowl berth because of the Big Ten's "no-repeat" rule of the time. Griese was a two-time All-American at Purdue and was the runner-up to Steve Spurrier for the 1966 Heisman Trophy.

Rivalries

 * In the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, Purdue beat Indiana
 * In the battle for the Purdue Cannon, Purdue beat Illinois
 * In the battle for the Shillelagh Trophy, Notre Dame beat Purdue

Awards and honors

 * Bob Griese, Sammy Baugh Trophy
 * Bob Griese, second in Heisman Trophy voting