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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 |
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September 21 |
Virginia* | No. 1 | | | W 44–6 | 60,384 |
[1] |
September 28 | at No. 2
Notre Dame* | No. 1 | |
ABC | W 37–22 | 59,075 | |
October 5 | at
Northwestern | No. 1 | | | W 43–6 | 45,163 | |
October 12 | at No. 4
Ohio State | No. 1 | | | 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 | | ABC | L 13–27 | 49,780 | |
November 16 | at
Michigan State | No. 15 | | | W 9–0 | 68,362 | |
November 23 |
Indiana | No. 12 | | | 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
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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Game summaries
Wake Forest
Indiana
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