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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]

Record5–2–2 (4–2–1 Big Ten)
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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
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
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1959 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Wisconsin $5–2–07–3–0
Michigan State4–2–05–4–0
Purdue4–2–15–2–2
No. 13 Illinois4–2–15–3–1
Northwestern4–3–06–3–0
Iowa3–3–05–4–0
Michigan3–4–04–5–0
Indiana2–4–14–4–1
Ohio State2–4–13–5–1
Minnesota1–6–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at UCLA*No. 11T 0–038,582–38,675[2]
October 3No. 8 Notre Dame*W 28–750,362[3]
October 10No. 9 WisconsinNo. 7
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 21–041,542[4]
October 17at Ohio StateNo. 6L 0–1583,391[5]
October 24No. 15 IowadaggerNo. 14
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 14–747,112[6]
October 31at IllinoisNo. 11T 7–742,553[7]
November 7at Michigan StateNo. 14L 0–1558,203[8]
November 14Minnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 29–2334,655[9]
November 21at IndianaW 10–732,325[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11][12]
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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

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