1969 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL TEAM

1969 Purdue Boilermakers football
1969 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 18
Record	8–2 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jack Mollenkopf (14th season);
MVP	Mike Phipps
Captain	Bill McKoy, Mike Phipps, Bill Yanchar
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Ohio State +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Michigan +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Purdue	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Iowa	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Michigan State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by Jack Mollenkopf in his 14th and final season as head coach, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	at TCU*	No. 18	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 42–35	25,000
September 27	No. 9 Notre Dame*	No. 16	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ( rivalry)	W 28–14	68,179
October 4	No. 17 Stanford*	No. 8	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 36–35	65,472
October 11	at Michigan	No. 9	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 20–31	80,411
October 18	Iowa	No. 17	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 35–31	65,971
October 25	Northwestern	No. 15	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 45–20	66,103
November 1	at Illinois	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ( rivalry)	W 49–22	51,299
November 8	Michigan State	No. 10	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 41–13	67,397
November 15	at No. 1 Ohio State	No. 10	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 14–42	85,027
November 22	at Indiana	No. 17	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN ( Old Oaken Bucket)	W 44–21	52,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1969 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`15`	Mike Phipps	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`81`	Tom Baylees	Sr
DB	`43`	Tim Foley	Sr
DE	`88`	Bill McKoy	Sr
LB	`99`	Vero Parakevas	Jr
DE	`97`	Dennis Wirgowski	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Jack Mollenkopf

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

TCU

Randy Cooper 23 rushes, 117 yards

Stanford

Mike Phipps 28/39 passing, 429 yards

Awards

All-Big Ten: HB Stan Brown (2nd), T Paul DeNuccio (1st), DB Tim Foley (2nd), DE Bill McKoy (2nd), LB Veno Paraskevas (1st), QB Mike Phipps (1st), C Walter Whitehead (2nd), T Bill Yancher (1st)

Chicago Tribune Big Ten MVP: QB Mike Phipps

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References

^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 88. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
^ 2011 Purdue football information guide.

[1] "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 88. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

[2] 2011 Purdue football information guide.

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v t e Purdue Boilermakers football
Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Illinois Indiana: Old Oaken Bucket Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete Purdue Wreck " Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Purdue Boilermakers football
Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Illinois Indiana: Old Oaken Bucket Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete Purdue Wreck " Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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