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.

1957 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPNeil Habig
CaptainMel Dillard, Neil Habig
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1957 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 7 0 09 1 0
No. 3 Michigan State 5 1 08 1 0
No. 6 Iowa 4 1 17 1 1
No. 19 Wisconsin 4 3 06 3 0
Purdue 4 3 05 4 0
Michigan 3 3 15 3 1
Illinois 3 4 04 5 0
Minnesota 3 5 04 5 0
Indiana 0 6 01 8 0
Northwestern 0 7 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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