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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


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1887  <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024
1960 Season Highlights
 Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1960 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. UCLA  27   27   T       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Notre Dame  51   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Wisconsin  13   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Ohio State  24   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Iowa  14   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Illinois  12   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Michigan State  13   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Minnesota  23   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Indiana  35   6   W       
 
1960 Season Totals
  Record4-4 -1
  Points Scored212
  Scoring Average23.6
  Points Allowed163
  Defense Average18.1
  Opponents Record48-34
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record2-2 -1
  Away Record2-2
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19 4-4-1 AP
15 4-4-1 Coaches
15 4-4-1 UPI
  
1960 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 8-222888Lost  7-176-114750  Murray Warmath
Illinois 5-4140117 3-497109  Peter R. Elliot
Indiana 1-869243 0-729215  Phil Dickens
Iowa 8-1234108 5-116389  Forest Evashevski
Ohio State 7-220990 5-216590  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 6-2-1193118 4-212296  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Michigan 5-413384 3-48178  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Northwestern 5-4107103 3-48194  Ara R. Parseghian
Purdue 4-4-1212163 3-4134117  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin 4-5148183 2-589170  Milton Milt Bruhn

1960 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1960 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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