1959 Northwestern football

Northwestern went 6–3 in 1959 (4–3 in conference) under Ara Parseghian, outscoring its opponents 174 to 134.

1959 Northwestern football, every game

Date	Game	Result	Score
Sep 26, 1959	No. 10 Northwestern vsNo. 2 Oklahoma	W	45–13
Oct 3, 1959	No. 2 Northwestern @No. 5 Iowa	W	14–10
Oct 10, 1959	No. 2 Northwestern vsMinnesota	W	6–0
Oct 17, 1959	No. 2 Northwestern @Michigan	W	20–7
Oct 24, 1959	No. 2 Northwestern @Notre Dame	W	30–24
Oct 31, 1959	No. 2 Northwestern vsIndiana	W	30–13
Nov 7, 1959	No. 2 Northwestern vsNo. 9 Wisconsin	L	19–24
Nov 14, 1959	No. 6 Northwestern @No. 19 Michigan State	L	10–15
Nov 21, 1959	No. 8 Northwestern @Illinois	L	0–28

A number before a team is its AP rank going into the game.