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Northwestern Football Team History


Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
 Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Ryan Field
Capacity: 47,130
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Ara R. Parseghian
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1875  <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024
1958 Season Highlights
 Ara R. Parseghian enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 
1958 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Washington State  29   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Stanford  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Minnesota  7   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Michigan  55   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Iowa  20   26   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Ohio State  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Wisconsin  13   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Purdue  6   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Illinois  20   27   L       
 
1958 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored199
  Scoring Average22.1
  Points Allowed148
  Defense Average16.4
  Opponents Record43-34
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record1-3
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
17 5-4-0 Coaches
17 5-4-0 UPI
  
1958 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-5144150 4-3117117  Ray Eliot
Indiana 5-3-181141 3-2-156104  Phil Dickens
Minnesota 1-8115157 1-687120  Murray Warmath
Iowa 8-1-1272146Won  38-125-1173100  Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin 7-1-120177 5-1-113177  Milton Milt Bruhn
Ohio State 6-1-2182132 4-1-2147105  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 6-1-2184102 3-1-210380  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern 5-4199148 3-4142120  Ara R. Parseghian
Michigan 2-6-1132211 1-5-198172  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State 3-5-1117123 0-5-13796  Hugh Duffy Daugherty

1958 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1958 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.