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)
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 all opponents by a combined total of 109 to 81.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 18	at UCLA*	No. 11	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	T 0–0
October 3	No. 8 Notre Dame*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	W 28–7
October 10	No. 9 Wisconsin	No. 7	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 21–0
October 17	at Ohio State	No. 6	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–15
October 24	No. 15 Iowa	No. 14	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 14–7
October 31	at Illinois	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	T 7–7
November 7	at Michigan State	No. 14	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 0–15
November 14	Minnesota		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 29–23
November 21	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 10–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game