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Indiana Football Team History


Indiana Hoosiers
Indiania University
 Bloomington, IN
Founded: 1820
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 52,180
Colors: Cream & Crimson
Coach: Phil Dickens
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024
1959 Season Highlights
 Phil Dickens enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Indiana.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Illinois  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Minnesota  14   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Marquette  33   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Nebraska  23   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Michigan State  6   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Northwestern  13   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Ohio State  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Michigan  26   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Purdue  7   10   L       
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record4-4 -1
  Points Scored142
  Scoring Average15.8
  Points Allowed105
  Defense Average11.7
  Opponents Record34-35
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record1-3 -1
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1959 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-3-111193 4-2-18259  Ray Eliot
Indiana 4-4-1142105 2-4-18685  Phil Dickens
Minnesota 2-798159 1-666121  Murray Warmath
Wisconsin 7-3165149Lost  8-445-29785  Milton Milt Bruhn
Northwestern 6-3174134 4-39997  Ara R. Parseghian
Michigan State 5-4149118 4-211091  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue 5-2-210981 4-2-18174  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa 5-4233100 3-311968  Forest Evashevski
Michigan 4-5122161 3-489134  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Ohio State 3-5-183114 2-4-16984  Wayne Woody Hayes

1959 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1959 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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