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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 10
Record	8–2 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jack Mollenkopf (13th season)
MVP	Leroy Keyes
Captain	Chuck Kyle, Perry Williams
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Virginia*	No. 1	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 44–6	60,384	^[1]
September 28	at No. 2 Notre Dame*	No. 1	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	ABC	W 37–22	59,075
October 5	at Northwestern	No. 1	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 43–6	45,163
October 12	at No. 4 Ohio State	No. 1	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 0–13	84,834
October 19	Wake Forest*	No. 5	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 28–27	57,694	^[2]
October 26	Iowa	No. 7	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 44–14	61,927
November 2	Illinois	No. 6	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)		W 35–17	62,321
November 9	at Minnesota	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ABC	L 13–27	49,780
November 16	at Michigan State	No. 15	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 9–0	68,362
November 23	Indiana	No. 12	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 38–35	63,294
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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 Jack Mollenkopf Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Game summaries

Wake Forest

• Leroy Keyes 25 rushes, 214 yards

Indiana

• Leroy Keyes 28 rushes, 140 yards

References

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.