1959 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1959 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1959 record 5–3–1 (4–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Ray Eliot (18th year)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1959 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Wisconsin $ 5 2 0     7 3 0
Michigan State 4 2 0     5 4 0
Purdue 4 2 1     5 2 2
#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 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1959 college football season. In their 18th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 5–3–1 record and finished in a tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

References

  1. "1959 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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