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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-

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1887 <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024

1957 Season Highlights

Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.

1957 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Notre Dame	0	12	L
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Minnesota	17	21	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Wisconsin	14	23	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Michigan State	20	13	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Miami Ohio	37	6	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Illinois	21	6	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Ohio State	7	20	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Northwestern	27	0	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Indiana	35	13	W

1957 Season Totals
Record	5-4
Points Scored	178
Scoring Average	19.8
Points Allowed	114
Defense Average	12.7
Opponents Record	45-38
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	3-2

1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1957 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	4-5	167	133		3-4	121	117	Ray Eliot
Minnesota	4-5	201	188		3-5	155	181	Murray Warmath
Indiana	1-8	47	307		0-6	33	253	Bob Hicks
Ohio State	9-1	267	92	Won 10-7	7-0	208	60	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	8-1	264	75		5-1	184	60	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Iowa	7-1-1	263	112		4-1-1	152	72	Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin	6-3	234	122		4-3	129	103	Milton Milt Bruhn
Purdue	5-4	178	114		4-3	141	96	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan	5-3-1	187	147		3-3-1	145	141	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern	0-9	57	271		0-7	38	223	Ara R. Parseghian

1957 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1957 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.