The 1967 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1967 Big Ten Conference football season . In their 12th season under head coach Jack Mollenkopf , the Boilermakers compiled an 8–2 record, finished in a three-way tie for the Big Ten Conference championship with a 6–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 291 to 154.[1] [2]
The Boilermakers missed the opportunity to win the conference championship outright by losing the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket to archrival Indiana . Had Purdue won, it would not have gone to the Rose Bowl due to the Big Ten's "no-repeat" rule, which banned teams from making consecutive appearances in Pasadena.
Purdue's junior running back Leroy Keyes rushed for 986 yards in 1967, was selected as a consensus first-team All-American,[3] College Football Hall of Fame . Other notable players from the 1967 Purdue team included quarterback Mike Phipps , running back Perry Williams , offensive end Jim Beirne , offensive tackle Chuck Kuzneski, offensive guard Bob Sebeck, middle guard Chuck Kyle , linebacker Dick Marvel, defensive ends George Olion and Bob Holmes, defensive tackle Lance Olssen, and defensive back Tim Foley.
Schedule Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 23 vs. Texas A&M * W 24–2027,500 September 30 No. 1 Notre Dame * No. 10 W 28–2162,316 October 7 Northwestern No. 4 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 25–1661,093 October 14 at Ohio State No. 2 W 41–684,069 October 21 Oregon State * No. 2 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN L 14–2260,147 October 28 at Iowa No. 7 W 41–2256,504 November 4 at Illinois No. 6 W 42–961,262 November 11 Minnesota No. 5 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 41–1255,647 November 18 Michigan State No. 3 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 21–761,364 November 25 at Indiana No. 3 L 14–1952,770 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster 1967 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Don Kiepert So QB 15 Mike Phipps So QB 16 Jim Klutcharch So QB 19 Larry Emch Jr HB 23 Leroy Keyes Jr HB 25 Jim Kirkpatrick So HB , K 34 Bob Baltzell So HB 35 Leon Troyer Jr HB 41 Bob Hurst Sr HB 46 Ed Crowley So FB 47 Perry Williams Jr OT 49 Lee Ryan Jr G 50 David Stydahar Jr C 56 Walter Whitehead So C 57 Mike Frame Jr G 61 Gary Roberts Jr G 64 Dave Piper So G 65 Bob Sebeck (C) Sr G 66 Chuck Kuzneski Sr OT , LB 67 Clanton King Jr OT 70 Randy Kuntz So OT 71 Fred Rafa Sr OT , G 72 Bill Yanchar So OT 74 Jim Bonk Jr OT 76 Fred Haug Jr E 81 Jim Beirne (C) Sr E 82 Bob Dillingham Jr E 83 Marion Griffin Jr E 84 Joe Walsh So E 88 Billy McKoy So G 95 Phil Kelley So
Defense Pos. # Name Class HB 22 Dennis Cirbes Sr DE 29 Denny Wirgowski So HB 32 Don Webster So LB 42 Dick Marvel Jr HB 43 Tim Foley So HB 45 Bob Corby Sr LB 51 Bob Weskamp So LB 58 Bob Yunaska Jr G 60 Chuck Kyle Jr LB 68 Frank Burke Jr OT 75 Lance Olssen Sr E 87 George Olion Sr E 90 Willie Nelson So E 91 Dave Heiss So E 93 Bob Holmes So E 94 Bill Liber So
Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 21 Dick Berg So
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Game summaries Notre Dame At Iowa At Illinois Michigan State At Indiana Purdue at Indiana 1 2 3 4 Total No. 3 Boilermakers 7 0 7 0 14 • Hoosiers 7 12 0 0 19
Scoring summary 1 IND Butcher 7-yard pass from Ganso (Kornowa kick) IND 7-0 1 PUR Williams 9-yard run (Baltzell kick) Tied 7-7 2 IND Krivosha 2-yard run (kick failed) IND 13-7 2 IND Cole 63-yard run (pass failed) IND 19-7 3 PUR Williams 2-yard run (Baltzell kick) IND 19-14
Perry Williams 24 rushes, 124 yards Leroy Keyes 20 rushes, 114 yards
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