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American college football season
The 1968 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season . Led by 13th-year head coach Jack Mollenkopf , the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana .
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 21 Virginia * No. 1 W 44–660,384 [ 1]
September 28 at No. 2 Notre Dame * No. 1 ABC W 37–2259,075
October 5 at Northwestern No. 1 W 43–645,163
October 12 at No. 4 Ohio State No. 1 L 0–1384,834
October 19 Wake Forest * No. 5 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 28–2757,694 [ 2]
October 26 Iowa No. 7 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 44–1461,927
November 2 Illinois No. 6 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry ) W 35–1762,321
November 9 at Minnesota No. 6 ABC L 13–2749,780
November 16 at Michigan State No. 15 W 9–068,362
November 23 Indiana No. 12 W 38–3563,294
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1968 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries
Wake Forest
Indiana
References
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