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 (NFL) 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[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 17 | Ohio* | No. 8/NR | | | W 42–3 | 47,172 |
| September 24 | at No. 8/NR Notre Dame* | No. 7/7 | | | L 14–26 | 59,075 |
| October 1 | SMU* | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| | W 35–23 | 46,116 |
| October 8 | Iowa | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| | W 35–0 | 52,715 |
| October 15 | at Michigan | No. 9/9 | | | W 22–21 | 79,642 |
| October 22 | at No. 2/2 Michigan State | No. 9/9 | | | L 20–41 | 78,014 |
| October 29 | Illinois | | | | W 25–21 | 61,643 |
| November 5 | at Wisconsin | | | | W 23–0 | 56,475 |
| November 12 | at Minnesota | | | | W 16–0 | 49,085 |
| November 19 | Indiana | No. 10/NR | | | W 51–6 | 62,197 |
| January 1 | vs. USC* | No. 7/6 | | NBC | W 14–13 | 101,438 |
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Roster[]
Game summaries[]
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[1]
Team players in the NFL[]
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Awards and honors[]
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