1959 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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 NCAA College Division 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.

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 ← 1958 1960 →

1959 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2013.