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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-

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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
Record	5-4
Points Scored	199
Scoring Average	22.1
Points Allowed	148
Defense Average	16.4
Opponents Record	43-34
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	1-3

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	4-5	144	150		4-3	117	117	Ray Eliot
Indiana	5-3-1	81	141		3-2-1	56	104	Phil Dickens
Minnesota	1-8	115	157		1-6	87	120	Murray Warmath
Iowa	8-1-1	272	146	Won 38-12	5-1	173	100	Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin	7-1-1	201	77		5-1-1	131	77	Milton Milt Bruhn
Ohio State	6-1-2	182	132		4-1-2	147	105	Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue	6-1-2	184	102		3-1-2	103	80	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern	5-4	199	148		3-4	142	120	Ara R. Parseghian
Michigan	2-6-1	132	211		1-5-1	98	172	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State	3-5-1	117	123		0-5-1	37	96	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

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.