The Purdue Boilermakers were 8-2 in 1966. They emerged victorious over the USC Trojans, 14 to 13, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 9-0-1 | |
6-1 | 9-2 | ||
4-3 | 6-4 | ||
3-3-1 | 4-5-1 | ||
3-4 | 4-5 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 283 | 3,570 | 704 | 5.1 | 1,643 | 467 | 3.5 | 1,927 | 237 | 8.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 8th | 10th | 21st | 11th | 42nd | 41st | 52nd | 14th | 32nd | 3rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 141 | 3,010 | 4.5 | 1,580 | 437 | 3.6 | 1,430 | 229 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 87th | 83rd | 81st | 76th | 61st | 82nd | 82nd | 77th | 76th | ||||||||||
Net | +142 | +560 | +704 | +0.6 | +63 | +30 | -0.1 | +497 | +8 | +1.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 15th | 33rd | 21st | 36th | 60th | 49th | 66th | 19th | 50th | 14th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |