1959 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results

Record: 5-3-1 (31st of 112) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 13th in the Final AP poll

Conference: Big Ten

Conference Record: 4-2-1

Coach: Ray Eliot (5-3-1)

Points For: 111

Points/G: 12.3 (80th of 112)

Points Against: 93

Opp Pts/G: 10.3 (19th of 112)

SRS: 11.43 (18th of 112)

SOS: 9.54 (12th of 112)

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/21	9/28	10/5	10/12	10/19	10/26	11/2	11/9	11/16	11/23	11/30	Final
			20	13	13					13	12	13

9 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	T	Streak
1	Sep 26, 1959	Sat	Illinois	@	Indiana	Big Ten	L	0	20	0	1	0	L 1
2	Oct 3, 1959	Sat	Illinois		(4) Army	Ind	W	20	14	1	1	0	W 1
3	Oct 10, 1959	Sat	(20) Illinois	@	Ohio State	Big Ten	W	9	0	2	1	0	W 2
4	Oct 17, 1959	Sat	(13) Illinois		Minnesota	Big Ten	W	14	6	3	1	0	W 3
5	Oct 24, 1959	Sat	(13) Illinois	N	(8) Penn State	Ind	L	9	20	3	2	0	L 1
6	Oct 31, 1959	Sat	Illinois		(11) Purdue	Big Ten	T	7	7	3	2	1	T 1
7	Nov 7, 1959	Sat	Illinois		Michigan	Big Ten	L	15	20	3	3	1	L 1
8	Nov 14, 1959	Sat	Illinois	@	(7) Wisconsin	Big Ten	W	9	6	4	3	1	W 1
9	Nov 21, 1959	Sat	Illinois		(8) Northwestern	Big Ten	W	28	0	5	3	1	W 2