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American college football season

1957 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPNeil Habig
CaptainMel Dillard, Neil Habig
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons← 19561958 →
1957 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Michigan State 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Iowa 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
No. 19 Wisconsin 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Purdue 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Michigan 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Illinois 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–4 record, finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–3 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 178 to 114.

Notable players included quarterbacks Bob Spoo and Ross Fichtner and tackle Nick Mumley.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 28Notre Dame*L 0–1252,108
October 5at No. 3 MinnesotaL 17–2164,629
October 12No. 16 Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 14–2340,507
October 19at No. 1 Michigan StateW 20–1364,950
October 26Miami (OH)*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 37–635,655
November 2at IllinoisW 21–647,690
November 9at No. 6 Ohio StateL 7–2079,177
November 16Northwestern
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 27–032,507
November 23at IndianaW 35–1327,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1957 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Bob Spoo
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  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. "1957 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.
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