Wisconsin at Northwestern
Saturday, November 7, 1959 Share
No. 9 Wisconsin beat No. 2 Northwestern 24–19. It was their 44th meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 27–14–3.
FinalHigh 35°F, low 19°FAttendance 55,282
On the newsreel
- WISCONSIN TOPPLES NORTHWESTERN, 24-19Titans of the Big Ten clash at Evanston, and the Wisconsin Badgers topple high-riding Northwestern, handing the Wildcats their first defeat of the season, 24-19, with a smashing second half assault
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Northwestern 56% to win. Wisconsin pulled the upset.
The series
Every Wisconsin–Northwestern gameWisconsin leads 62–37–4 in 103 meetings, counting the 59 since this game.
Around this game
Wisconsin
- Next gamevs. IllinoisNov. 14, 1959
- SeasonWisconsin in 1959
- ProgramWisconsin history and records
Northwestern
- Next gameat Michigan StateNov. 14, 1959
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1959
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records