1968 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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.

1968 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record8–2 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPLeroy Keyes
CaptainChuck Kyle, Perry Williams
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
No. 12 Michigan 6 1 0 8 2 0
No. 10 Purdue 5 2 0 8 2 0
Minnesota 5 2 0 6 4 0
Indiana 4 3 0 6 4 0
Iowa 4 3 0 5 5 0
Michigan State 2 5 0 5 5 0
Illinois 1 6 0 1 9 0
Northwestern 1 6 0 1 9 0
Wisconsin 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21Virginia*No. 1W 44–660,384[1]
September 28at No. 2 Notre Dame*No. 1ABCW 37–2259,075
October 5at NorthwesternNo. 1W 43–645,163
October 12at No. 4 Ohio StateNo. 1L 0–1384,834
October 19Wake Forest*No. 5
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 28–2757,694[2]
October 26IowaNo. 7
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 44–1461,927
November 2Illinois No. 6
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 35–1762,321
November 9at MinnesotaNo. 6ABCL 13–2749,780
November 16at Michigan StateNo. 15W 9–068,362
November 23IndianaNo. 12
W 38–3563,294
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1968 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 70 Donnie Green So
RB 23 Leroy Keyes Sr
QB 15 Mike Phipps Jr
G 61 Gary Roberts Sr
RB 47 Perry Williams Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 81 Tom Baylees Jr
DB 43 Tim Foley Jr
DE 88 Bill McKoy Jr
LB 99 Vero Paraskevas So
DE 97 Dennis Wirgowski Jr
DT 72 William Yancher Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

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Wake Forest

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Indiana

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References

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  1. ^ "Boilers take 44–6 win over Virginia". The Kokomo Tribune. September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Purdue ekes by Wake Forest". The Palladium-Item. October 20, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  4. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 88. Retrieved January 29, 2023.