Conference Big Ten Conference | 1959 record 6–3 (4–3 Big 10) | |
Head coach Ara Parseghian (4th year) Home stadium Dyche Stadium (Capacity: 55,000) | ||
The 1959 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 6–3 record (4–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 174 to 134. The team rose to #2 in the AP Poll before losing three consecutive games to end the season.
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1959 Northwestern Wildcats football team Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA