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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.
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![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | 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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1968 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
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