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

1958 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 13
Record6–1–2 (3–1–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTom Franckhauser
CaptainTom Franckhauser, Gene Selawski
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 27Nebraska*
W 28–042,914
October 4at Rice*No. 14
W 24–041,000
October 11at No. 6 WisconsinNo. 13
L 6–3151,028
October 18No. 5 Michigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 14–648,468
October 25at No. 11 Notre Dame*No. 15
W 29–2259,563
November 1Illinois No. 10
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 31–846,357
November 8at No. 16 Ohio StateNo. 8
T 14–1483,481
November 15at No. 13 NorthwesternNo. 8
W 23–638,421
November 22IndianaNo. 8
T 15–1543,507
  • *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
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
  •   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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