1967 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1967 Purdue Boilermakers football
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record8–2 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPLeroy Keyes
CaptainJim Beirne, Bob Sebeck
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Indiana + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Minnesota + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Purdue + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Illinois 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Michigan 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Iowa 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
Wisconsin 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 9 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

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] and was later inducted into the 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 23vs. Texas A&M*
W 24–2027,500
September 30No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 10
W 28–2162,316
October 7NorthwesternNo. 4
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 25–1661,093
October 14at Ohio StateNo. 2
W 41–684,069
October 21Oregon State*daggerNo. 2
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 14–2260,147
October 28at IowaNo. 7
W 41–2256,504
November 4at
Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry
    • )    		W 42–961,262
    November 11MinnesotaNo. 5
    • Ross–Ade Stadium
    • West Lafayette, IN
    		W 41–1255,647
    November 18Michigan StateNo. 3
    • Ross–Ade Stadium
    • West Lafayette, IN
    		W 21–761,364
    November 25at IndianaNo. 3
    		L 14–1952,770
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [2][4]

    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
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Notre Dame

    See also: 1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

    At Iowa

    See also: 1967 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

    At Illinois

    Michigan State

    See also: 1967 Michigan State Spartans football team

    At Indiana

    Purdue at Indiana
    1 234Total
    No. 3 Boilermakers 7 070 14
    • Hoosiers 7 1200 19
    • Date: November 25
    • Location:
      Bloomington, IN
    Scoring summary
    1INDButcher 7-yard pass from Ganso (Kornowa kick)IND 7-0
    1PURWilliams 9-yard run (Baltzell kick)Tied 7-7
    2INDKrivosha 2-yard run (kick failed)IND 13-7
    2INDCole 63-yard run (pass failed)IND 19-7
    3PURWilliams 2-yard run (Baltzell kick)IND 19-14
    See also: 1967 Indiana Hoosiers football team and Old Oaken Bucket
    • Perry Williams 24 rushes, 124 yards
    • Leroy Keyes 20 rushes, 114 yards

    References

    1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
    2. ^ a b "1967 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
    3. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
    4. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 88. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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