1958 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL TEAM

1958 Purdue Boilermakers football
1958 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 13
Record	6–1–2 (3–1–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jack Mollenkopf (3rd season);
MVP	Tom Franckhauser
Captain	Tom Franckhauser, Gene Selawski
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Iowa $	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
No. 7 Wisconsin	5	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Ohio State	4	–	1	–	2	6	–	1	–	2
No. 13 Purdue	3	–	1	–	2	6	–	1	–	2
Indiana	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Illinois	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Michigan State	0	–	5	–	1	3	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season In their third season under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled a 6–1–2 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–1–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 184 to 102.^[1]^[2]

Purdue tackle Gene Selawski was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team All-American in 1958.^[3] End Tom Franckhauser was selected as a first-team All-American by the Central Press Association.^[4] Other notable players included quarterbacks Bob Spoo and Ross Fichtner, fullback Bob Jarus, and guard Ron Maltony.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Nebraska*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 28–0	42,914
October 4	at Rice*	No. 14	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 24–0	41,000
October 11	at No. 6 Wisconsin	No. 13	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 6–31	51,028
October 18	No. 5 Michigan State		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 14–6	48,468
October 25	at No. 11 Notre Dame*	No. 15	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN ( rivalry)	W 29–22	59,563
November 1	Illinois	No. 10	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ( rivalry)	W 31–8	46,357
November 8	at No. 16 Ohio State	No. 8	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	T 14–14	83,481
November 15	at No. 13 Northwestern	No. 8	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 23–6	38,421
November 22	Indiana	No. 8	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ( Old Oaken Bucket)	T 15–15	43,507
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1958 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Bob Spoo

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
^ "1958 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
^ "Central Press All-American". New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania.
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 87. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

v t e Purdue Boilermakers football
Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Illinois Indiana: Old Oaken Bucket Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete Purdue Wreck " Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Purdue Boilermakers football
Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Illinois Indiana: Old Oaken Bucket Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete Purdue Wreck " Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024