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Purdue Football Team History


Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue University
 West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 67,332
Colors: Old Gold & Black
Coach: Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1887  <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024
1958 Season Highlights
 Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1958 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Nebraska  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Rice  24   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Wisconsin  6   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Michigan State  14   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Notre Dame  29   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Illinois  31   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Ohio State  14   14   T       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Northwestern  23   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Indiana  15   15   T       
 
1958 Season Totals
  Record6-1 -2
  Points Scored184
  Scoring Average20.4
  Points Allowed102
  Defense Average11.3
  Opponents Record44-35
  Conference Record3-1
  Home Record3-0 -1
  Away Record3-1 -1
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
13 6-1-2 AP
11 6-1-2 Coaches
11 6-1-2 UPI
  
1958 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-5144150 4-3117117  Ray Eliot
Indiana 5-3-181141 3-2-156104  Phil Dickens
Minnesota 1-8115157 1-687120  Murray Warmath
Iowa 8-1-1272146Won  38-125-1173100  Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin 7-1-120177 5-1-113177  Milton Milt Bruhn
Ohio State 6-1-2182132 4-1-2147105  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 6-1-2184102 3-1-210380  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern 5-4199148 3-4142120  Ara R. Parseghian
Michigan 2-6-1132211 1-5-198172  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State 3-5-1117123 0-5-13796  Hugh Duffy Daugherty

1958 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1958 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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