1959 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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 opponents by a total of 109 to 81.[1][2]

1959 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–2–2 (4–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPLen Jardine
CaptainLen Jardine, Sam Joyner
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 18at UCLA*No. 11T 0–038,675
October 3No. 8 Notre Dame*W 28–750,362
October 10No. 9 WisconsinNo. 7
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 21–041,542
October 17at Ohio StateNo. 6L 0–1583,391
October 24No. 15 Iowa No. 14
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 14–747,112
October 31at IllinoisNo. 11T 7–742,553
November 7at Michigan StateNo. 14L 0–1558,203
November 14Minnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 29–2334,655
November 21at IndianaW 10–732,325
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1959 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 87. Retrieved January 29, 2023.