Northern Illinois Football Team History 
Northern Illinois Huskies  
 
	
		
		
		 
		Northern Illinois University  
 
  DeKalb, IL   
Founded: 1895 Stadium: Huskie Stadium Capacity: 31,000 Colors: Red & Black Coach: Howard Fletcher Conference: Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1959 Season Highlights  
 Howard Fletcher enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.  
    
		
		
1959 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Sep. 19   vs. Wheaton (IL)  
    
   	 35  
   	 8  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 26   @ North Central (IL)  
    
   	 26  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 3   @ Southern Illinois  
    
   	 20  
   	 15  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 10   @ Eastern Illinois  
    
   	 38  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 17   vs. Western Illinois  
    
   	 13  
   	 18  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 24   @
Central Michigan 
  
    
   	 7  
   	 29  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 31   vs. Illinois State  
    
   	 40  
   	 14  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 7   vs.
Eastern Michigan 
  
    
   	 34  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 14   @ Hillsdale (MI)  
    
   	 33  
   	 27  
     W   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1959 Season Totals  
  Record 7-2
  
  Points Scored 246  
  Scoring Average 27.3  
  Points Allowed 124  
  Defense Average 13.8  
  Opponents Record 8-10
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 3-1
  
  Away Record 4-1
     
  
 
		
1959 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1959 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1959 All Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
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