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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Iowa $510811
No. 7 Wisconsin511711
No. 8 Ohio State412612
No. 13 Purdue312612
Indiana321531
Illinois430450
Northwestern340540
Michigan151261
Minnesota160180
Michigan State051351
  • $ – 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 27Nebraska*W 28–042,914
October 4at Rice*No. 14W 24–041,000
October 11at No. 6 WisconsinNo. 13L 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. 15W 29–2259,563
November 1Illinois No. 10
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 31–846,357
November 8at No. 16 Ohio StateNo. 8T 14–1483,481
November 15at No. 13 NorthwesternNo. 8W 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

1958 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QBBob Spoo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References