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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  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024
1959 Season Highlights
 Ara R. Parseghian enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Oklahoma  45   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Iowa  14   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Minnesota  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Michigan  20   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Notre Dame  30   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Indiana  30   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Wisconsin  19   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Michigan State  10   15   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Illinois  0   28   L       
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored174
  Scoring Average19.3
  Points Allowed134
  Defense Average14.9
  Opponents Record44-38
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record3-2
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.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.