1959 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1959 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–4–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Phil Dickens (2nd season)
MVP	Ted Aucreman
Captain	Ted Smith
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1958 1960  →

1959 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Wisconsin $	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Purdue	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
No. 13 Illinois	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Northwestern	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Ohio State	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Phil Dickens, in his second year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Illinois	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	W 20–0	20,000
October 3	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 14–24	52,927
October 10	Marquette *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 33–13	30,000
October 17	at Nebraska *	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 7–23	34,471
October 24	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 6–14	54,611
October 31	at No. 2 Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 13–30	41,296
November 7	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	T 0–0	82,075
November 14	Michigan	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 26–7	24,171	[1]
November 21	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 7–20	32,325
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1960 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Ted Aucreman	End	11	123	Detroit Lions
Vic Jones	Back	13	146	Chicago Cardinals

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References

1. "Hoosiers Post 26-7 Triumph". The Hammond Times . November 15, 1959. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1959 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
3. "1959 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
4. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com .