1959 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1959 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–2–2 (4–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPLen Jardine
Captains
  • Len Jardine
  • Sam Joyner
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1959 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wisconsin $ 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
4 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
No. 13 Illinois 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Northwestern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Michigan 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Ohio State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–2–2 record, finished in a tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–2–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 109 to 81.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at UCLA*No. 11
T 0–038,582–38,675[2]
October 3No. 8 Notre Dame*
W 28–750,362
October 10No. 9 WisconsinNo. 7
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 21–041,542
October 17at Ohio StateNo. 6
L 0–1583,391
October 24No. 15 IowaNo. 14
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 14–747,112[3]
October 31at IllinoisNo. 11
T 7–742,553
November 7at Michigan StateNo. 14
L 0–1558,203
November 14Minnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 29–2334,655
November 21at Indiana
W 10–732,325
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

Roster

  • Bernie Allen, QB
  • Jerry Beabout, OL
  • Bob Becker, OL
  • Fred Brandel, OL
  • Dick Brooks, WR
  • Jake Ciccone, OL
  • Jack Elwell, WR
  • Ross Fichtner, QB
  • Joe Gliwa, RB
  • Jack Greiner, WR
  • Maury Guttman, QB
  • Len Jardine, WR
  • Bob Jarus, RB
  • Wayne Jones, RB
  • Sam Joyner, OL
  • Phil Kardasz, OL
  • Joe Kulbacki, RB
  • Dave Kurtz, RB
  • Jack Laraway, RB
  • Ron Maltony, OL
  • Dick Mayoras, RB
  • Donn Mayoras, RB
  • Herb McGuire, QB
  • Moose Mincevich, OL
  • Joe Prest, QB
  • Dale Rems, OL
  • Stan Sczurek, OL
  • Jim Tiller, RB
  • Clyde Washington, RB
  • Dennis Wierzal, QB
  • Len Wilson, RB
  • Manzie Winters, WR
  • Wedge Winters, WR

[5]

References

  1. ^ "1959 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "'59 Coliseum Attendance in 33.6% Increase". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 25, 1959. p. 3, part IV. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ Al Ney (October 25, 1959). "Iowa Tries to Run, Purdue Wins 14-7: Hawk Passes Avert Shutout". Waterloo Sunday Courier. pp. 41, 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 87. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "1959 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 17, 2025.
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