1958 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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 all opponents by a combined total of 184 to 102.[1][2]

1958 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 13
1958 record6–1–2 (3–1–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTom Franckhauser
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 27Nebraska*W 28–0
October 4at Rice*No. 14W 24–0
October 11at No. 6 WisconsinNo. 13L 6–31
October 18No. 5 Michigan State
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 14–6
October 25at No. 11 Notre Dame*No. 15W 29–22
November 1IllinoisNo. 10
W 31–8
November 8at No. 16 Ohio StateNo. 8T 14–14
November 15at No. 13 NorthwesternNo. 8W 23–6
November 22IndianaNo. 8
T 15–15
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1958 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Bob Spoo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. 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). Retrieved February 8, 2015.
    4. "Central Press All-American". New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania.
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