1958 Purdue
6–1–2 (3–1–2 Big Ten), coached by Jack Mollenkopf, finished No. 13 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 5 Michigan State 14–6Oct 18
Michigan State was ranked No. 5, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs Nebraska | W 28–0 | 74% |
| Oct 4 | at Rice | W 24–0 | 44% |
| Oct 11 | at 6Wisconsin | L 6–31 | 43% |
| Oct 18 | vs 5Michigan State | W 14–6 | 44% |
| Oct 25 | at 11Notre Dame | W 29–22 | 45% |
| Nov 1 | vs Illinois | W 31–8 | 70% |
| Nov 8 | at 16Ohio State | T 14–14 | 44% |
| Nov 15 | at 13Northwestern | W 23–6 | 60% |
| Nov 22 | vs Indiana | T 15–15 | 82% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Indiana 15–15; No. 13 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 3: 14
- Wk 4: 13
- Wk 6: 15
- Wk 7: 10
- Wk 8: 8
- Wk 9: 8
- Wk 10: 8
- Wk 11: 11
- Final: 13
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1958.
- Record
- 6–1–2
- Conference
- 3–1–2 4th in Big Ten
- AP final
- No. 13 peak No. 8
- Points
- 184–102
- Coach
- Jack Mollenkopf
- Elo
- 1661 +109 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 21.3 No. 6 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Tom Franckhauser and Gene Selawski
- Most valuable player
- Tom Franckhauser
Drafted in 1959
The 1959 draft| Rd 3 | Tom Franckhauser E | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 5 | Nick Mumley OT | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Gene SelawskiOTAP-1; UPI-1- Ron MaltonyOGAP-1; UPI-2
Second team
- Bob JarusFBAP-2; UPI-2
- Tom FranckhauserEAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1958 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1958 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iowa | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 5–1–1 | 7–1–1 | 7 |
| Ohio State | 4–1–2 | 6–1–2 | 8 |
| Purdue | 3–1–2 | 6–1–2 | 13 |
| Indiana | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Illinois | 4–3 | 4–5 | |
| Northwestern | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
 Michigan | 1–5–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 Minnesota | 1–6 | 1–8 | |
| Michigan State | 0–5–1 | 3–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.