1959 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1959 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1959 record 5–2–2 (4–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Jack Mollenkopf (4th season)
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
1959 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Wisconsin $ 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Michigan State 4 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Purdue 4 –2 –1  5 –2 –2
No. 13 Illinois 4 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
Northwestern 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Iowa 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Michigan 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Indiana 2 –4 –1  4 –4 –1
Ohio State 2 –4 –1  3 –5 –1
Minnesota 1 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–2–2 record, finished in a tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–2–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 109 to 81.[1][2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 18 at UCLA* No. 11 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA T 0–0    
October 3 No. 8 Notre Dame* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) W 28–7    
October 10 No. 9 Wisconsin No. 7 Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 21–0    
October 17 at Ohio State No. 6 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 0–15    
October 24 No. 15 Iowa No. 14 Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 14–7    
October 31 at Illinois No. 11 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) T 7–7    
November 7 at Michigan State No. 14 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 0–15    
November 14 Minnesota Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 29–23    
November 21 at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) W 10–7    
*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. ↑ "1959 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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