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1956 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results
Record: 3-4-2, .444 W-L% (59th of 111)
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jack Mollenkopf (3-4-2)
PS/G: 15.4 (62nd of 111) ▪ PA/G: 13.6 (47th of 111)
SRS: 9.52 (28th of 111) ▪ SOS: 8.74 (14th of 111)
AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/24 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | Final |
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9 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 29, 1956 | Sat | Purdue | Missouri | Big 7 | W | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Oct 6, 1956 | Sat | Purdue | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | L | 14 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Oct 13, 1956 | Sat | Purdue | @ | (18) Notre Dame | Ind | W | 28 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Oct 20, 1956 | Sat | (17) Purdue | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | T | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | T 1 | |
| 5 | Oct 27, 1956 | Sat | Purdue | (12) Iowa | Big Ten | L | 20 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Nov 3, 1956 | Sat | Purdue | Illinois | Big Ten | T | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | T 1 | ||
| 7 | Nov 10, 1956 | Sat | Purdue | @ | (4) Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 17, 1956 | Sat | Purdue | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 9 | Nov 24, 1956 | Sat | Purdue | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 39 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | W 1 |
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