1959 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1959 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–2–2 (4–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jack Mollenkopf (4th season)
MVP	Len Jardine
Captain	Len Jardine, Sam Joyner
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

1959 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Wisconsin $	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Purdue	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
No. 13 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

The 1959 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–2–2 record, finished in a tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–2–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 109 to 81.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	at UCLA*	No. 11	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	T 0–0	38,675
October 3	No. 8 Notre Dame*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	W 28–7	50,362
October 10	No. 9 Wisconsin	No. 7	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 21–0	41,542
October 17	at Ohio State	No. 6	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–15	83,391
October 24	No. 15 Iowa	No. 14	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 14–7	47,112
October 31	at Illinois	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	T 7–7	42,553
November 7	at Michigan State	No. 14	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 0–15	58,203
November 14	Minnesota		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 29–23	34,655
November 21	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 10–7	32,325
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game