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1959 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record4–4–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTed Aucreman
CaptainTed Smith
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1958
1960 →
1959 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wisconsin $ 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Purdue 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
No. 13 Illinois 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Northwestern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Michigan 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Ohio State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Phil Dickens, in his second year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Illinois
W 20–020,000
October 3at Minnesota
L 14–2452,927
October 10 Marquette*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 33–1330,000
October 17at Nebraska*
W 7–2334,471
October 24at Michigan State
L 6–1454,611
October 31at No. 2 Northwestern
L 13–3041,296
November 7at Ohio State
T 0–082,075
November 14 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 26–724,171 [1]
November 21 Purdue
L 7–2032,325
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1960 NFL draftees

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ted Aucreman End 11 123 Detroit Lions
Vic Jones Back 13 146 Chicago Cardinals

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References

  1. ^ "Hoosiers Post 26-7 Triumph". The Hammond Times. November 15, 1959. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1959 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "1959 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.


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