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1967 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1967 Purdue Boilermakers football
Big Ten co-champion
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 9
AP No. 9
1967 record 8–2 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Jack Mollenkopf (12th year)
MVP Leroy Keyes
Captain Jim Beirne, Bob Sebeck
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Indiana + 6 1 0     9 2 0
Minnesota + 6 1 0     8 2 0
#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.

Purdue's junior running back Leroy Keyes rushed for 986 yards in 1967, was selected as a consensus first-team All-American, 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.


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