1959 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1959 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Howard Fletcher, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the IIAC. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.

1959 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–2 (4–2 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPLew Flinn
CaptainWayne Dannehl, Dale Berman
Home stadiumGlidden Field
1959 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Western Illinois $ 6 0 09 0 0
No. 17 Northern Illinois State 4 2 07 2 0
Central Michigan 4 2 07 3 0
Southern Illinois 4 2 05 4 0
Eastern Illinois 1 4 13 5 1
Eastern Michigan 1 5 01 7 0
Illinois State Normal 0 5 13 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
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