Purdue Boilermakers football, 1950–59

Purdue Boilermakers football
	1951 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1951 record	5-4 (4-1-0 )
Head coach	Stuart Holcomb
	Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

	1950 Big Ten football standings
	† – Conference champion ; Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

Purdue Boilermakers football
	1950 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1950 record	2-7-0 (1-4-0 )
Head coach	Stuart Holcomb
	Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950[]

In the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, Purdue defeated Indiana for the third consecutive season.

Date	Site
September 30	at Texas	L 26-34
October 7	at Notre Dame	W 28-14
October 14	at Miami	W 14-20
October 28	at UCLA	L 6-20
November 4	at Wisconsin	L 7-33
November 11	at Northwestern	W 14-19
November 18	at Minnesota	L 14-27
November 25	at Indiana Hoosiers	W 13-0
*Non-Conference Game.

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1951[]

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1951 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4/3 Illinois †	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	0	–	1
#NR/14 Purdue	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
#8/8 Wisconsin	5	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Michigan	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	2	–	2	4	–	3	–	2
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Iowa	0	–	5	–	1	2	–	5	–	2

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

1952[]

1952 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1952 record	4-3-2 (4-1-1 )
Head coach	Stuart Holcomb
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1952 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#11/10 Wisconsin §	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
#18/12 Purdue §	4	–	1	–	1	4	–	3	–	2
#17/15 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Michigan	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	1	–	2	4	–	3	–	2
Illinois	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Iowa	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

Future NFL quarterback Dale Samuels led the Boilermakers to a share of the Big Ten title. All-American End Bernie Flowers led the Boilers in receiving (43 receptions, 603 yds) and scoring (42 points).

1953[]

1953 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1953 record	2-7-0 (2-4-0 )
Head coach	Stuart Holcomb
Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1953 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3/3 Michigan State §	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
#7/7 Illinois §	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
#15/14 Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
#NR/20 Ohio State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
#20/19 Michigan	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
#9/10 Iowa	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

1954[]

1954 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1954 record	5-3-1 (3-3-0 )
Head coach	Stuart Holcomb
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1954 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1/2 Ohio State †	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
#9/10 Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
#15/15 Michigan	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
#NR/20 Minnesota	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Iowa	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Purdue	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Indiana	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

1955[]

1955 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1955 record	5-3-1 (4-2-1 )
Head coach	Stuart Holcomb
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1955 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5/5 Ohio State †	6	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
#2/2 Michigan State	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
#12/13 Michigan	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Purdue	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Illinois	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Iowa	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	1	0	–	8	–	1

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

Future Super Bowl MVP Len Dawson was the starting quarterback for the Boilermakers. This was the last season in the 'Stuart Holcomb'-era at Purdue University. Future College Hall of Fame Coach Jack Mollenkopf was named the new Head Coach; Mollenkopf had been an assistant on the Purdue staff since 1947.

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1956[]

1956 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1956 record	3-4-2 (1-4-2 )
Head coach	Jack Mollenkopf
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1956 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3/3 Iowa †	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
#7/7 Michigan	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
#12/9 Minnesota	4	–	1	–	2	6	–	1	–	2
#9/10 Michigan State	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
#15/NR Ohio State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Purdue	1	–	4	–	2	3	–	4	–	2
Illinois	1	–	4	–	2	2	–	5	–	2
Wisconsin	0	–	4	–	3	1	–	5	–	3
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

Future New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was a backfield coach for the Boilermakers. ^[3] Future Super Bowl MVP Len Dawson was the starting quarterback for the Boilermakers.

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1957[]

1957 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1957 record	5-4-0 (4-3-0 )
Head coach	Jack Mollenkopf
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1957 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2/1 Ohio State †	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
#3/3 Michigan State	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
#6/5 Iowa	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
#19/15 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 / Coaches' Poll

Future long-time Eastern Illinois Head Coach Bob Spoo split the starting quarterback duties for the Boilermakers; Ross Fichtner also spent part of the season as the starting quarterback.

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1958[]

1958 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1958 record	6-1-2 (3-1-2 )
Head coach	Jack Mollenkopf
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1958 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2/2 Iowa †	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
#7/6 Wisconsin	5	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
#8/7 Ohio State	4	–	1	–	2	6	–	1	–	2
#13/11 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 / Coaches' Poll

Future long-time Eastern Illinois Head Coach Bob Spoo split the starting quarterback duties for the Boilermakers; Ross Fichtner also spent part of the season as the starting quarterback.

1959[]

1959 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1959 record	3-6-0 ( )
Head coach	Ed Danowski
Offensive scheme	T Formation
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1959 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6/6 Wisconsin †	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
#NR/16 Michigan State	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Purdue	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	2	–	2
#13/12 Illinois	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Northwestern	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	2	–	4	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Ohio State	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

References[]

↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=101&season=1950
↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=101&season=1955
↑ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.56, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=101&season=1956
↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=101&season=1957

[1] ttp://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=101&season=1950

[2] ttp://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=101&season=1955

[3] Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.56, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0

[4] ttp://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=101&season=1956

[5] ttp://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=101&season=1957

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