1959 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1959 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season.

1959 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1959 record54 (33 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDon Norton
Captain
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
1959 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Wisconsin $ 5 2 07 3 0
Michigan State 4 2 05 4 0
Purdue 4 2 15 2 2
No. 13 Illinois 4 2 15 3 1
Northwestern 4 3 06 3 0
Iowa 3 3 05 4 0
Michigan 3 4 04 5 0
Indiana 2 4 14 4 1
Ohio State 2 4 13 5 1
Minnesota 1 6 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResult
September 26at California*No. 13W 42–12
October 3No. 2 NorthwesternNo. 5L 10–14
October 10Michigan StateNo. 10
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
NBCW 37–8
October 17at WisconsinNo. 9L 16–25
October 24at No. 14 PurdueNo. 15ABCL 7–14
October 31Kansas State*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 53–0
November 7Minnesota
W 33–0
November 14at Ohio StateNo. 16W 16–7
November 21Notre Dame*No. 16
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
L 19–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1959 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 46 Ray Jauch Sr
RB Keith Kinderman Fr
G/DE 82 Curt Merz Sr
WR 89 Don Norton Sr
QB 22 Olen Treadway Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 11 Bob Jeter Sr
B 45 Bernie Wyatt Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

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