1959 Indiana
4–4–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten), coached by Phil Dickens. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois 20–0Sep 26
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs Illinois | W 20–0 | 51% |
| Oct 3 | at Minnesota | L 14–24 | 55% |
| Oct 10 | vsMarquette | W 33–13 | 77% |
| Oct 17 | at Nebraska | W 23–7 | 54% |
| Oct 24 | at Michigan State | L 6–14 | 36% |
| Oct 31 | at 2Northwestern | L 13–30 | 27% |
| Nov 7 | at Ohio State | T 0–0 | 29% |
| Nov 14 | vs Michigan | W 26–7 | 62% |
| Nov 21 | vs Purdue | L 7–10 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 10–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1959.
- Record
- 4–4–1
- Conference
- 2–4–1 tied for 8th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 142–105
- Coach
- Phil Dickens
- Elo
- 1502 +27 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 10.4 No. 26 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ted Smith
- Most valuable player
- Ted Aucreman
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
Earl FaisonEAP-3; UPI-2- Ted AucremanEAP-2; UPI-3
From Wikipedia’s 1959 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1959 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wisconsin | 5–2 | 7–3 | 6 |
| Michigan State | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
| Purdue | 4–2–1 | 5–2–2 | |
| Illinois | 4–2–1 | 5–3–1 | 13 |
| Northwestern | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
 Iowa | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
| Michigan | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Indiana | 2–4–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Ohio State | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Minnesota | 1–6 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.