1957 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1957 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1957 record 5–4 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Jack Mollenkopf (2nd season)
MVP Neil Habig
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
1957 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 7 0 0  9 1 0
No. 3 Michigan State 5 1 0  8 1 0
No. 6 Iowa 4 1 1  7 1 1
No. 19 Wisconsin 4 3 0  6 3 0
Purdue 4 3 0  5 4 0
Michigan 3 3 1  5 3 1
Illinois 3 4 0  4 5 0
Minnesota 3 5 0  4 5 0
Indiana 0 6 0  1 8 0
Northwestern 0 7 0  0 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–4 record, finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–3 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 178 to 114.[1][2]

Notable players included quarterbacks Bob Spoo and Ross Fichtner and tackle Nick Mumley.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 28 Notre Dame* Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) L 012    
October 5 at No. 3 Minnesota Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN L 1721    
October 12 No. 16 Wisconsin RossAde Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 1423    
October 19 at No. 1 Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI W 2013    
October 26 Miami (OH)* RossAde Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 376    
November 2 at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) W 216    
November 9 at No. 6 Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH L 720    
November 16 Northwestern RossAde Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 270    
November 23 at Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) W 3513    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. "1957 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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