1959 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1959 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–2–2 (4–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPLen Jardine
Captains
  • Len Jardine
  • Sam Joyner
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1959 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Wisconsin $ 5 2 07 3 0
Michigan State 4 2 05 4 0
Purdue 4 2 15 2 2
No. 13 Illinois 4 2 15 3 1
Northwestern 4 3 06 3 0
Iowa 3 3 05 4 0
Michigan 3 4 04 5 0
Indiana 2 4 14 4 1
Ohio State 2 4 13 5 1
Minnesota 1 6 02 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.