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1957 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1957 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1957 record 5–4 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Jack Mollenkopf (2nd year)
MVP Neil Habig
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Ohio State $ 7 0 0     9 1 0
#3 Michigan State 5 1 0     8 1 0
#6 Iowa 4 1 1     7 1 1
#19 Wisconsin 4 3 0     6 3 0
Purdue 4 3 0     5 4 0
Michigan 3 3 1     5 3 1
Illinois 3 4 0     4 5 0
Minnesota 3 5 0     4 5 0
Indiana 0 6 0     1 8 0
Northwestern 0 7 0     0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 combined total of 178 to 114.

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



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