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1959 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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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.

Record4–4–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPTed Aucreman
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1959 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTed Aucreman
CaptainTed Smith
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
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1959 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Wisconsin $5–2–07–3–0
Michigan State4–2–05–4–0
Purdue4–2–15–2–2
No. 13 Illinois4–2–15–3–1
Northwestern4–3–06–3–0
Iowa3–3–05–4–0
Michigan3–4–04–5–0
Indiana2–4–14–4–1
Ohio State2–4–13–5–1
Minnesota1–6–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26IllinoisW 20–018,000[1]
October 3at MinnesotaL 14–2452,927[2]
October 10Marquette*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 33–1330,000[3]
October 17at Nebraska*W 7–2334,471[4]
October 24at Michigan StateL 6–1454,611[5]
October 31at No. 2 NorthwesternL 13–3041,296[6]
November 7at Ohio StateT 0–082,075[7]
November 14Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 26–724,171[8]
November 21Purdue
L 7–2032,325[9]
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1960 NFL draftees

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Ted AucremanEnd11123Detroit Lions
Vic JonesBack13146Chicago Cardinals

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