1957 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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]

1957 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1957 record5–4 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPNeil Habig
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1957 Big Ten Conference 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

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28Notre Dame*L 0–12
October 5at No. 3 MinnesotaL 17–21
October 12No. 16 Wisconsin
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 14–23
October 19at No. 1 Michigan StateW 20–13
October 26Miami (OH)*
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 37–6
November 2at IllinoisW 21–6
November 9at No. 6 Ohio StateL 7–20
November 16Northwestern
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 27–0
November 23at IndianaW 35–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1957 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Bob Spoo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    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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