Purdue Boilermakers football, 1950–1959

Contents 1 1950 2 1951 3 1952 4 1953 5 1954 6 1955 7 1956 8 1957 9 1958 10 1959 11 References

1950

1950 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1950 record	2-7-0 (2-2-0 )
Head coach	Stuart Holcomb
Seasons « 1949 1951 »

1950 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#9/6 Michigan †	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
#14/10 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
#NR/20 Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
#13/11 Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Indiana	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
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

1951 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1951 record	( )
Head coach
Seasons « 1950 1952 »

1951 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
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	( )
Head coach
Seasons « 1951 1953 »

1952 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

1953

1953 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1953 record	( )
Head coach
Seasons « 1952 1954 »

1953 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
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	( )
Head coach
Seasons « 1953 1955 »

1954 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
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	( )
Head coach
Seasons « 1954 1956 »

1955 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

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1956

1956 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1956 record	3-4-2 ( )
Head coach
Seasons « 1955 1957 »

1956 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
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	[[]]
1957 record	1-6-1 ( )
Head coach	Ed Danowski
Offensive scheme	T Formation
Seasons « 1956 1958 »

1957 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

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1958

1958 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1958 record	3-6-0 ( )
Head coach	Ed Danowski
Offensive scheme	T Formation
Seasons « 1957 1959 »

1958 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

1959

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

1959 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

Purdue Boilermakers football Venues Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Old Oaken Bucket (Indiana) Purdue Cannon (Illinois) Shillelagh Trophy (Notre Dame) Culture & lore Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" Purdue All-American Marching Band People Head coaches Seasons 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011