1966 Purdue
9–2 (6–1 Big Ten), coached by Jack Mollenkopf, finished No. 7 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana 51–6Nov 19
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Ohio | W 42–3 | 83% |
| Sep 24 | at 8Notre Dame | L 14–26 | 37% |
| Oct 1 | vs SMU | W 35–23 | 65% |
| Oct 8 | vs Iowa | W 35–0 | 82% |
| Oct 15 | at Michigan | W 22–21 | 50% |
| Oct 22 | at 2Michigan State | L 20–41 | 27% |
| Oct 29 | vs Illinois | W 25–21 | 68% |
| Nov 5 | at Wisconsin | W 23–0 | 70% |
| Nov 12 | at Minnesota | W 16–0 | 53% |
| Nov 19 | vs Indiana | W 51–6 | 87% |
| Jan 2Bowls & playoff | vs USCRose Bowl | W 14–13 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat USC 14–13 in the Rose Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 8
- Wk 2: 7
- Wk 5: 9
- Wk 6: 9
- Wk 10: 10
- Wk 11: 8
- Wk 12: 7
- Final: 7
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1966.
Heisman voteBob Griese, second
- Record
- 9–2
- Conference
- 6–1 2nd in Big Ten
- AP final
- No. 7 peak No. 7
- Points
- 297–154
- Coach
- Jack Mollenkopf
- Elo
- 1665 +83 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 18.3 No. 11 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Bob Griese and George Catavolos
- Most valuable player
- Bob Griese
Drafted in 1967
The 1967 draft| Rd 1 | Bob Griese QB | Miami Dolphins |
| Rd 1 | John Charles DB | Boston Patriots |
All-Big Ten
6 first team, 5 second teamFirst team
Bob GrieseQBAP-1; UPI-1
Jack CalcaterraOTAP-1; UPI-1- Chuck ErlenbaughOGAP-1
- George OlionDEUPI-1
- Lance OlssenDTAP-1; UPI-1
- Chuck KyleMGUPI-1
Second team
- Jim BeirneEAP-2
- Mike BarnesOTAP-2; UPI-2
- Bob SebeckOGAP-2
- Frank BurkeLBAP-2
- Leroy KeyesDBAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1966 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1966 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 7–0 | 9–0–1 | 2 |
| Purdue | 6–1 | 9–2 | 7 |
| Michigan | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Illinois | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| Minnesota | 3–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 Ohio State | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 Northwestern | 2–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–5–1 | 1–8–1 | |
| Iowa | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.