1959 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season

1959 Northern Illinois Huskies football

Conference| Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record| 7–2 (4–2 IIAC)
Head coach|

* Howard Fletcher (4th season)

MVP| Lew Flinn
Captain| Wayne Dannehl, Dale Berman
Home stadium| Glidden Field

Seasons

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1960 ->

1959 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
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

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from NAIA poll

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 19| Wheaton (IL)*|

* Glidden Field
* DeKalb, IL

| W 35–8| |
September 26| at North Central*| Naperville, IL| W 27–6| |
October 3| at Southern Illinois|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 20–15| 7,000| [1]
October 10| at Eastern Illinois|

* Lincoln Field
* Charleston, IL

| W 38–6| | [2]
October 17| Western Illinois|

* Glidden Field
* DeKalb, IL

| L 13–18| | [3]
October 24| at Central Michigan|

* Alumni Field
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| L 7–29| 9,000| [4]
October 31| Illinois State|

* Glidden Field
* DeKalb, IL

| W 40–14| |
November 7| Eastern Michigan|

* Glidden Field
* DeKalb, IL

| W 34–0| |
November 14| at Hillsdale*| Hillsdale, MI| W 33–27| |

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
2. ^ "Huskies Whip Eastern, Await Western Battle". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 12, 1959. p. 12. Retrieved August 25, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Huskies Bow to Western". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 19, 1959. p. 12. Retrieved November 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
6. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Howard Fletcher, 1959". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2013.

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Northern Illinois Huskies football

Venues|

* Glidden Field (1903–1948, 1951–1965)
* Dekalb Township High School football field (1949–1950)
* Huskie Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Ball State: Bronze Stalk Trophy

Culture & lore|

* "Huskie Fight Song"
* Huskie Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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