1959 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Western Illinois $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
No. 17 Northern Illinois State 4 2 0 7 2 0
Central Michigan 4 2 0 7 3 0
Southern Illinois 4 2 0 5 4 0
Eastern Illinois 1 4 1 3 5 1
Eastern Michigan 1 5 0 1 7 0
Illinois State Normal 0 5 1 3 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

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 college 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.