The Boilermakers missed the opportunity to win the conference championship outright by losing the battle for the
Old Oaken Bucket to archrival
Indiana. Had Purdue won, it would not have gone to the Rose Bowl due to the Big Ten's "no-repeat" rule, which banned teams from making consecutive appearances in Pasadena.
Purdue's junior running back
Leroy Keyes rushed for 986 yards in 1967, was selected as a consensus first-team All-American,[3] 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.
The Boilermakers missed the opportunity to win the conference championship outright by losing the battle for the
Old Oaken Bucket to archrival
Indiana. Had Purdue won, it would not have gone to the Rose Bowl due to the Big Ten's "no-repeat" rule, which banned teams from making consecutive appearances in Pasadena.
Purdue's junior running back
Leroy Keyes rushed for 986 yards in 1967, was selected as a consensus first-team All-American,[3] 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.