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.
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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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
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
