1959 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1959 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1959 record	4–4–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Phil Dickens
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 20,000)

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 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1959 college 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	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26		Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		W 20–0	-
October 3		at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN		L 14–24	52,927
October 10		Marquette*		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		W 33–13	-
October 17		at Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		W 7–23	34,471
October 24		at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)		L 6–14	-
October 31		at #2 Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		L 13–30	51,102
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
November 21		Purdue		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 7–20	-
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

1960 NFL draftees

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