1959 Northwestern Wildcats football | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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1959 record | 6–3 (4–3 Big 10) |
Head coach | Ara Parseghian (4th season) |
Captain | James Andreotti[1] (2nd year) |
Captain | Ron Burton |
Captain | Gene Gossage |
Captain | Mike Stock |
Home stadium | Dyche Stadium (Capacity: 55,000) |
Seasons |
1959 Big Ten football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#6/6 Wisconsin † | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#NR/16 Michigan State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#13/12 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 / Coaches' Poll |
The 1959 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 6–3 record (4–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 174 to 134.[2][3] The team rose to #2 in the AP Poll before losing three consecutive games to end the season.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | No. 2 Oklahoma* | No. 10 | W 45–13 | 27,500 | ||
October 3 | No. 5 Iowa | No. 2 |
| W 14–10 | 25,132 | |
October 10 | at Minnesota | No. 2 |
| W 6–0 | 56,061 | |
October 17 | Michigan | No. 2 |
| W 20–7 | 67,975 | [4] |
October 24 | at Notre Dame* | No. 2 | W 30–24 | 59,275 | ||
October 31 | Indiana | No. 2 |
| W 30–13 | 51,102 | |
November 7 | No. 9 Wisconsin | No. 2 |
| L 19–24 | 62,964 | |
November 14 | No. 19 Michigan State | No. 6 |
| L 10–15 | 38,421 | |
November 21 | at Illinois | No. 8 | L 0–28 | 32,390 | ||
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References[]
- ↑ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=7.
- ↑ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northwestern/1955-1959_yearly_results.php. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1959-schedule.html
- ↑ Hal Middlesworth (October 18, 1959). "'Cats Win, 20-7: U-M Gives All -- But NW Takes". Detroit Free Press: p. 1E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30058231/cats_win_207_um_gives_all_but/.
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