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
RB		Marv Adams
TE		Ashley Bell
RB		Stan Brown
RB		John Bullock
WR		Arnold Carter
RB		Scott Clayton
RB		Randy Cooper
TE		Mike Cota
OL		Paul DeNuccio
WR		Greg Fenner
OL		Donnie Green
OL		Tim Huxhold
QB		Don Kiepert
RB		Bob Kress
OL		Tom Luken
QB	`15`	Mike Phipps	Sr
WR		Mike Renie
OL		Walter Whitehead

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`81`	Tom Bayless	Sr
DL		Dave Beigh
DB		Sammy Carter
DB		Steve deGrandmaison
DB	`43`	Tim Foley	Sr
DB		Richard Mahurt
DL		Ron Maree
DE	`88`	Bill McKoy	Sr
LB	`99`	Vero Parakevas	Jr
LB		Jim Teal
DE	`97`	Dennis Wirgowski	Sr
DL		Bill Yanchar

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Jack Mollenkopf

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

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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.
^ "1969 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 15, 2025.
^ 2011 Purdue football information guide.

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

[2] "1969 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 15, 2025.

[3] 2011 Purdue football information guide.

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