1957 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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.^[1][2]

1957 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–4 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jack Mollenkopf (2nd season)
MVP	Neil Habig
Captain	Mel Dillard, Neil Habig
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Notre Dame*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 0–12	52,108
October 5	at No. 3 Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 17–21	64,629
October 12	No. 16 Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 14–23	40,507
October 19	at No. 1 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 20–13	64,950
October 26	Miami (OH)*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 37–6	35,655
November 2	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 21–6	47,690
November 9	at No. 6 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–20	79,177
November 16	Northwestern	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 27–0	32,507
November 23	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 35–13	27,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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 Jack Mollenkopf Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. . 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.