1959 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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1959 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

	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

The 1959 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1959 college football season. The Huskies played under the College Division in the NCAA, and competed in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They were led by fourth year head coach Howard Fletcher and played their home games at the 5,500 seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus.

Schedule

September 19Wheaton (IL)*

• Glidden Field
• DeKalb, IL

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

• McAndrew Stadium
• Carbondale, IL

W 20–15 October 10at Eastern IllinoisCharleston, ILW 38–6 October 17Western Illinois

• Glidden Field
• DeKalb, IL

L 13–18 October 24at Central MichiganMount Pleasant, MIL 7–29 October 31Illinois State

• Glidden Field
• DeKalb, IL

W 40–14 November 7Eastern Michigan

• Glidden Field
• DeKalb, IL

W 34–0 November 14at Hillsdale College*Hillsdale, MIW 33–27

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