1958 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

1958 Purdue Boilermakers football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 11
AP| No. 13
Record| 6–1–2 (3–1–2 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Jack Mollenkopf (3rd season)

MVP| Tom Franckhauser
Captain| Tom Franckhauser, Gene Selawski
Home stadium| Ross–Ade Stadium

Seasons

<- 1957

1959 ->

1958 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 2 Iowa $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 7 Wisconsin | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 8 Ohio State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
No. 13 Purdue | 3  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
Indiana | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Illinois | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Northwestern | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Michigan | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Minnesota | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Michigan State | 0  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

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

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 27| Nebraska*| |

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| W 28–0| 42,914
October 4| at Rice*| No. 14|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 24–0| 41,000
October 11| at No. 6 Wisconsin| No. 13|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| 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|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

| 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|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| T 14–14| 83,481
November 15| at No. 13 Northwestern| No. 8|

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, IL

| W 23–6| 38,421
November 22| Indiana| No. 8|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)

| T 15–15| 43,507

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Roster

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1958 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `` | Bob Spoo
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Jack Mollenkopf

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## 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. ^ "1958 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "Central Press All-American". New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania.
5. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 87. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

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Purdue Boilermakers football

Venues|

* Stuart Field (1892–1924)
* Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Chicago (defunct)
* Illinois
* Indiana: Old Oaken Bucket
* Notre Dame

Culture & lore|

* Boilermaker Special
* Cradle of Quarterbacks
* Purdue Pete
* Purdue Wreck
* "Hail Purdue!"
* All-American Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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