1959 Iowa
5–4 (3–3 Big Ten), coached by Forest Evashevski. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 53–0Oct 31
By 53 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at California | W 42–12 | 56% |
| Oct 3 | vs 2Northwestern | L 10–14 | 74% |
| Oct 10 | vs Michigan State | W 37–8 | 71% |
| Oct 17 | at Wisconsin | L 16–25 | 52% |
| Oct 24 | at 14Purdue | L 7–14 | 45% |
| Oct 31 | vs Kansas State | W 53–0 | 87% |
| Nov 7 | vs Minnesota | W 33–0 | 82% |
| Nov 14 | at Ohio State | W 16–7 | 50% |
| Nov 21 | vs Notre Dame | L 19–20 | 76% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 20–19; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 9
- Wk 2: 13
- Wk 3: 5
- Wk 4: 10
- Wk 5: 9
- Wk 6: 15
- Wk 9: 16
- Wk 10: 16
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
- 5–4
- Conference
- 3–3 6th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 5
- Points
- 233–100
- Coach
- Forest Evashevski
- Elo
- 1654 +10 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 19.7 No. 5 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Don Norton and Ray Jauch
- Most valuable player
- Don Norton
Drafted in 1960
The 1960 draft| Rd 2 | Bob Jeter RB | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 3 | Curt Merz E | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 5 | Don Norton E | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Bob JeterRBAP-1; UPI-1
Don NortonEAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Ray JauchRBAP-2; UPI-2
- Bill LaphamCAP-2; UPI-2
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.