The 1957 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–4 record, finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–3 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 178 to 114.^[1][2]

Notable players included quarterbacks Bob Spoo and Ross Fichtner and tackle Nick Mumley.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Notre Dame*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 0–12	52,108
October 5	at No. 3 Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 17–21	64,629
October 12	No. 16 Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 14–23	40,507
October 19	at No. 1 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 20–13	64,950
October 26	Miami (OH)*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 37–6	35,655
November 2	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 21–6	47,690
November 9	at No. 6 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–20	79,177
November 16	Northwestern	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 27–0	32,507
November 23	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 35–13	27,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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