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1958 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1958
team	Purdue Boilermakers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	11
APRank	13
record	6–1–2
conf_record	3–1–2
head_coach	Jack Mollenkopf
hc_year	3rd
mvp	Tom Franckhauser
captain	Tom Franckhauser
captain2	Gene Selawski
stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

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.

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

Schedule

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Roster

Jack Mollenkopf

References

"1958 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team".
"Central Press All-American". New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania.
(October 5, 1958). "Purdue tops Rice, 24 to 0". The Sunday Oregonian.
. ["2022 Purdue Football Record Book"](https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf). *Purdue University Athletics*.
. ["ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS"](https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners). *Purdue University Athletics*.

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