American college football season
1958 Purdue Boilermakers football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 11 |
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AP | No. 13 |
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Record | 6–1–2 (3–1–2 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Jack Mollenkopf (3rd season)
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MVP | Tom Franckhauser |
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Captain | Tom Franckhauser, Gene Selawski |
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Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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The 1958 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season In their third season under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled a 6–1–2 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–1–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 184 to 102.[1][2]
Purdue tackle Gene Selawski was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team All-American in 1958.[3] End Tom Franckhauser was selected as a first-team All-American by the Central Press Association.[4] Other notable players included quarterbacks Bob Spoo and Ross Fichtner, fullback Bob Jarus, and guard Ron Maltony.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 27 | Nebraska* | | | W 28–0 | 42,914 |
October 4 | at Rice* | No. 14 | | W 24–0 | 41,000 |
October 11 | at No. 6 Wisconsin | No. 13 | | L 6–31 | 51,028 |
October 18 | No. 5 Michigan State | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 14–6 | 48,468 |
October 25 | at No. 11 Notre Dame* | No. 15 | | W 29–22 | 59,563 |
November 1 | Illinois | No. 10 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
| W 31–8 | 46,357 |
November 8 | at No. 16 Ohio State | No. 8 | | T 14–14 | 83,481 |
November 15 | at No. 13 Northwestern | No. 8 | | W 23–6 | 38,421 |
November 22 | Indiana | No. 8 | | T 15–15 | 43,507 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1958 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ "1958 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ "Central Press All-American". New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania.
- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 87. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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