American college football season
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][2]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| at UCLA* | No. 11 | | T 0–0 | 38,675 |
October 3 | No. 8 Notre Dame* | | | W 28–7 | 50,362 |
October 10 | No. 9 Wisconsin | No. 7 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 21–0 | 41,542 |
October 17 | at Ohio State | No. 6 | | L 0–15 | 83,391 |
October 24 | No. 15 Iowa | No. 14 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 14–7 | 47,112 |
October 31 | at Illinois | No. 11 | | T 7–7 | 42,553 |
November 7 | at Michigan State | No. 14 | | L 0–15 | 58,203 |
November 14 | Minnesota | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 29–23 | 34,655 |
November 21 | at Indiana | | | W 10–7 | 32,325 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- 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
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