The Purdue Boilermakers were 5-2-2 in 1959.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-2 | 7-3 | |
4-3 | 6-3 | ||
4-2-1 | 5-2-2 | ||
4-2-1 | 5-3-1 | ||
3-3 | 5-4 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 9 | 109 | 2,262 | 589 | 3.8 | 1,711 | 469 | 3.6 | 551 | 120 | 4.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 87th | 83rd | 75th | 84th | 46th | 42nd | 49th | 104th | 90th | 100th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 81 | 1,875 | 3.6 | 1,135 | 386 | 2.9 | 740 | 133 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 47th | 10th | 19th | 15th | 12th | 16th | 22nd | 19th | 37th | ||||||||||
Net | +28 | +387 | +589 | +0.2 | +576 | +83 | +0.7 | -189 | -13 | -1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 48th | 35th | 75th | 49th | 23rd | 19th | 28th | 77th | 63rd | 84th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |