The Illinois Fighting Illini were 5-3-1 in 1959.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-3 | 6-3 | ||
4-2-1 | 5-2-2 | ||
4-2-1 | 5-3-1 | ||
3-3 | 5-4 | ||
4-2 | 5-4 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 9 | 111 | 2,454 | 566 | 4.3 | 1,613 | 447 | 3.6 | 841 | 119 | 7.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 85th | 68th | 90th | 51st | 60th | 60th | 53rd | 65th | 91st | 22nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 93 | 1,713 | 3.2 | 1,025 | 386 | 2.7 | 688 | 147 | 4.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 51st | 4th | 6th | 6th | 12th | 10th | 16th | 37th | 15th | ||||||||||
Net | +18 | +741 | +566 | +1.1 | +588 | +61 | +1.0 | +153 | -28 | +2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 56th | 17th | 90th | 13th | 22nd | 31st | 19th | 42nd | 78th | 11th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |