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1969 Purdue

8–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Big Ten), coached by Jack Mollenkopf, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 1969, game by game: won at TCU 42–35; won vs. No. 9 Notre Dame 28–14; won vs. No. 17 Stanford 36–35; lost at Michigan 20–31; won vs. Iowa 35–31; won vs. Northwestern 45–20; won at Illinois 49–22; won vs. Michigan State 41–13; lost at No. 1 Ohio State 14–42; won at Indiana 44–21+28−28Won 42–35 at TCU+7TCUWon 28–14 vs. No. 9 Notre Dame+14No. 9 Notre DameWon 36–35 vs. No. 17 Stanford+1No. 17 StanfordLost 20–31 at Michigan-11MichiganWon 35–31 vs. Iowa+4IowaWon 45–20 vs. Northwestern+25NorthwesternWon 49–22 at Illinois+27IllinoisWon 41–13 vs. Michigan State+28Michigan StateLost 14–42 at No. 1 Ohio State-28No. 1 Ohio StateWon 44–21 at Indiana+23Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atTCUW 42–⁠3564%
Sep 27vs9Notre DameW 28–⁠1456%
Oct 4vs17StanfordW 36–⁠3565%
Oct 11atMichiganL 20–⁠3154%
Oct 18vsIowaW 35–⁠3178%
Oct 25vsNorthwesternW 45–⁠2086%
Nov 1atIllinoisW 49–⁠2283%
Nov 8vsMichigan StateW 41–⁠1376%
Nov 15at1Ohio StateL 14–⁠4234%
Nov 22atIndianaW 44–⁠2164%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana 44–⁠21; No. 18 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 8
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 17
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 10
  10. Wk 10: 17
  11. Wk 11: 16
  12. Wk 12: 15
  13. Wk 13: 17
  14. Final: 18

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 1969.

Heisman voteMike Phipps, second

Led the nationStan Brown: kickoff return yards (698 yds)

Consensus All-AmericanMike Phipps, QB

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 8
Points
354–⁠264
Coach
Jack Mollenkopf
Elo
1664 +55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.8 No. 19 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Bill McKoy, Mike Phipps and Bill Yanchar
Most valuable player
Mike Phipps

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 1Mike Phipps QBCleveland Browns
Rd 3Tim Foley DBMiami Dolphins
Rd 5Bill McKoy LBDenver Broncos

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Mike PhippsQBAP-1; UPI-1
  • Paul DeNuccioOTAP-1; UPI-2
  • Bill YancharDTAP-2; UPI-1
  • Veno ParaskevasLBAP-1; UPI-1

Second team

  • Stan BrownRBAP-2; UPI-2
  • Walter WhiteheadCAP-2; UPI-2
  • Bill McKoyDEAP-2; UPI-2
  • Tim FoleyDBAP-2; UPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1969 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State6–⁠18–⁠14
Michigan6–⁠18–⁠39
Purdue5–⁠28–⁠218
Minnesota4–⁠34–⁠5–⁠1
Iowa3–⁠45–⁠5
Indiana3–⁠44–⁠6
Wisconsin3–⁠43–⁠7
Northwestern3–⁠43–⁠7
Michigan State2–⁠54–⁠6
Illinois0–⁠70–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.