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American college football season
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.
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Notable players included quarterbacks
Bob Spoo and
Ross Fichtner and tackle
Nick Mumley.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 28 |
Notre Dame* | | L 0–12 | 52,108 |
October 5 | at No. 3
Minnesota | | L 17–21 | 64,629 |
October 12 | No. 16
Wisconsin![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 14–23 | 40,507 |
October 19 | at No. 1
Michigan State | | W 20–13 | 64,950 |
October 26 |
Miami (OH)* | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 37–6 | 35,655 |
November 2 | at
Illinois | | W 21–6 | 47,690 |
November 9 | at No. 6
Ohio State | | L 7–20 | 79,177 |
November 16 |
Northwestern | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 27–0 | 32,507 |
November 23 | at
Indiana | | W 35–13 | 27,000 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1957 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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People | |
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