Purdue Boilmakers

The Purdue Boilermakers competed as an independent team until 1889. In 1890, they joined the 'Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association'(IIAA) and, finally, the Big Ten Conference in 1896. The Purdue Boilermakers have been Big Ten Conference Champions in 1918, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1952, 1967 and 2000. However, they made their first appearance in the Rose Bowl - the "big-daddy of them all" - with a 1966 second-place finish in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers, under NFL hall-of-famer Bob Griese, defeated the Southern California Trojans 14-13 to achieve victory in the 1967 Rose Bowl. When the Boilermakers shared the Big Ten title the following season, the consecutive-appearance rule kept them out of the 1968 Rose Bowl. Purdue did not return to the Rose Bowl until 2001, losing to the Washington Huskies 24-34.