1958 Purdue Boilermakers football team
| 1958 Purdue Boilermakers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 13 |
| 1958 record | 6–1–2 (3–1–2 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Jack Mollenkopf (3rd season) |
| MVP | Tom Franckhauser |
| Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Iowa $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Wisconsin | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Ohio State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Purdue | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1958 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled a 6–1–2 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–1–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 184 to 102.[1][2]
Purdue tackle Gene Selawski was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team All-American in 1958.[3] End Tom Franckhauser was selected as a first-team All-American by the Central Press Association.[4] Other notable players included quarterbacks Bob Spoo and Ross Fichtner, fullback Bob Jarus, and guard Ron Maltony.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 27 | Nebraska* | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | W 28–0 | ||||||
| October 4 | at Rice* | No. 14 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 24–0 | |||||
| October 11 | at No. 6 Wisconsin | No. 13 | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 6–31 | |||||
| October 18 | No. 5 Michigan State | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | W 14–6 | ||||||
| October 25 | at No. 11 Notre Dame* | No. 15 | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) | W 29–22 | |||||
| November 1 | Illinois | No. 10 | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) | W 31–8 | |||||
| November 8 | at No. 16 Ohio State | No. 8 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | T 14–14 | |||||
| November 15 | at No. 13 Northwestern | No. 8 | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 23–6 | |||||
| November 22 | Indiana | No. 8 | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) | T 15–15 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Purdue Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ↑ "1958 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Central Press All-American". New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania.