1959 Northern Illinois Huskies football | |
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Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 7–2 (4–2 IIAC) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Lew Flinn |
Captain | Wayne Dannehl, Dale Berman |
Home stadium | Glidden Field |
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No. 2 Western Illinois $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Northern Illinois State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State Normal | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1959 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Howard Fletcher, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the IIAC. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | Wheaton (IL)* | W 35–8 | |||
September 26 | at North Central* | Naperville, IL | W 27–6 | ||
October 3 | at Southern Illinois | W 20–15 | 7,000 | [1] | |
October 10 | at Eastern Illinois |
| W 38–6 | [2] | |
October 17 | Western Illinois |
| L 13–18 | [3] | |
October 24 | at Central Michigan |
| L 7–29 | 9,000 | [4] |
October 31 | Illinois State |
| W 40–14 | ||
November 7 | Eastern Michigan |
| W 34–0 | ||
November 14 | at Hillsdale* | Hillsdale, MI | W 33–27 | ||
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