1959 Northwestern Wildcats football team explained

Year:	1959
Team:	Northwestern Wildcats
Sport:	football
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	6–3
Conf Record:	4–3
Head Coach:	Ara Parseghian
Hc Year:	4th
Captain:	James Andreotti
Captain2:	Ron Burton
Captain3:	Gene Gossage
Captain4:	Mike Stock^[1]

The 1959 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 6–3 record (4–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 174 to 134.^[2] ^[3] The team rose to #2 in the AP Poll before losing three consecutive games to end the season.

Notes and References

Web site: Year-by-Year Results. 2007. 148. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20190316165052/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=7. March 16, 2019. live. March 14, 2019.
Web site: Northwestern Yearly Results (1955-1959). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. August 7, 2015. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905171505/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northwestern/1955-1959_yearly_results.php. dead.
Web site: 1959 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results.