The Northwestern Wildcats were 6-3 in 1959.
| 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 | 174 | 2,487 | 557 | 4.5 | 1,402 | 409 | 3.4 | 1,085 | 148 | 7.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 37th | 65th | 94th | 38th | 76th | 85th | 68th | 43rd | 65th | 13th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 134 | 2,293 | 3.8 | 1,551 | 459 | 3.4 | 742 | 137 | 5.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 82nd | 33rd | 34th | 50th | 65th | 47th | 23rd | 22nd | 32nd | ||||||||||
Net | +40 | +194 | +557 | +0.6 | -149 | -50 | +0.0 | +343 | +11 | +1.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 35th | 48th | 94th | 29th | 64th | 80th | 56th | 24th | 45th | 17th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |