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1957 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1957
team	Purdue Boilermakers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	5–4
conf_record	4–3
head_coach	Jack Mollenkopf
hc_year	2nd
mvp	Neil Habig
captain	Mel Dillard
captain2	Neil Habig
stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

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.

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

Schedule

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Roster

Bill Alford, RB
Francis Anastasia, WR
Al Bader, RB
Erich Barnes, WR
Tom Barnett, RB
Dick Brooks, WR
John Crowl, WR
Melvin Dillard, RB
Ed Dwyer, OL
Wayne Farmer, OL
Larry Ferguson, WR
Ross Fichtner, QB
Tom Fletcher, RB
Tom Franckhauser, WR
Neil Habig, OL
John Jardine, OL
Len Jardine, WR
Bob Jarus, RB
Wayne Jones, RB
Joe Kulbacki, RB
Jack Laraway, RB
Kenneth Mikes, RB
Nick Mumley, OL
Jim Redinger, RB
Ron Sabal, OL
Charles Schelsky, QB
Gene Selawski, OL
Bob Spoo, QB
Dick Stillwagon, RB
Doug Streff, QB
Clyde Washington, RB
Len Wilson, RB

References

"1957 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
George S. Alderton. (October 20, 1957). "Top-Ranked Spartans Spilled By Purdue's 'Spoilermakers'". Lansing State Journal.
. ["2022 Purdue Football Record Book"](https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf). *Purdue University Athletics*.
. ["1957 Purdue Boilermakers Roster"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1957-roster.html).

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