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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  <-- 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
  Record5-4
  Points Scored178
  Scoring Average19.8
  Points Allowed114
  Defense Average12.7
  Opponents Record45-38
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record3-2
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 4-5167133 3-4121117  Ray Eliot
Minnesota 4-5201188 3-5155181  Murray Warmath
Indiana 1-847307 0-633253  Bob Hicks
Ohio State 9-126792Won  10-77-020860  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 8-126475 5-118460  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Iowa 7-1-1263112 4-1-115272  Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin 6-3234122 4-3129103  Milton Milt Bruhn
Purdue 5-4178114 4-314196  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 5-3-1187147 3-3-1145141  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern 0-957271 0-738223  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.


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