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1959 Big Ten Conference Schedule and Results

Record: 46-40-5, .533 W-L% (6th of 12) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 10.78 (2nd of 12), SOS: 9.42 (1st of 12)

Conference Champion: Wisconsin

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 6 (Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Illinois and Wisconsin)

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34 Games

Conference games only

34 Games Table
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
1	Sep 26, 1959	Sat	Indiana	20		Illinois	0
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
2	Oct 3, 1959	Sat	Michigan State	34	@	Michigan	8
3	Oct 3, 1959	Sat	Minnesota	24		Indiana	14
4	Oct 3, 1959	Sat	(2) Northwestern	14	@	(5) Iowa	10
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
5	Oct 10, 1959	Sat	(20) Illinois	9	@	Ohio State	0
6	Oct 10, 1959	Sat	(10) Iowa	37		Michigan State	8
7	Oct 10, 1959	Sat	(2) Northwestern	6		Minnesota	0
8	Oct 10, 1959	Sat	(7) Purdue	21		(9) Wisconsin	0
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
9	Oct 17, 1959	Sat	(13) Illinois	14		Minnesota	6
10	Oct 17, 1959	Sat	(2) Northwestern	20	@	Michigan	7
11	Oct 17, 1959	Sat	Ohio State	15		(6) Purdue	0
12	Oct 17, 1959	Sat	Wisconsin	25		(9) Iowa	16
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
13	Oct 24, 1959	Sat	Michigan	14	@	Minnesota	6
14	Oct 24, 1959	Sat	Michigan State	14		Indiana	6
15	Oct 24, 1959	Sat	(14) Purdue	14		(15) Iowa	7
16	Oct 24, 1959	Sat	(12) Wisconsin	12		(20) Ohio State	3
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
17	Oct 31, 1959	Sat	(2) Northwestern	30		Indiana	13
18	Oct 31, 1959	Sat	Ohio State	30		Michigan State	24
19	Oct 31, 1959	Sat	(11) Purdue	7	@	Illinois	7
20	Oct 31, 1959	Sat	(10) Wisconsin	19	@	Michigan	10
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
21	Nov 7, 1959	Sat	Indiana	0	@	Ohio State	0
22	Nov 7, 1959	Sat	Iowa	33		Minnesota	0
23	Nov 7, 1959	Sat	Michigan	20	@	Illinois	15
24	Nov 7, 1959	Sat	Michigan State	15		(14) Purdue	0
25	Nov 7, 1959	Sat	(9) Wisconsin	24	@	(2) Northwestern	19
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
26	Nov 14, 1959	Sat	Illinois	9	@	(7) Wisconsin	6
27	Nov 14, 1959	Sat	Indiana	26		Michigan	7
28	Nov 14, 1959	Sat	(16) Iowa	16	@	Ohio State	7
29	Nov 14, 1959	Sat	(19) Michigan State	15		(6) Northwestern	10
30	Nov 14, 1959	Sat	Purdue	29		Minnesota	23
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
31	Nov 21, 1959	Sat	Illinois	28		(8) Northwestern	0
32	Nov 21, 1959	Sat	Michigan	23		Ohio State	14
33	Nov 21, 1959	Sat	Purdue	10	@	Indiana	7
34	Nov 21, 1959	Sat	(9) Wisconsin	11	@	Minnesota	7

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