The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 5-5 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 | 10 | 171 | 2,783 | 662 | 4.2 | 1,352 | 458 | 3.0 | 1,431 | 204 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 41st | 36th | 23rd | 57th | 80th | 55th | 87th | 13th | 25th | 23rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 180 | 2,672 | 4.3 | 1,685 | 452 | 3.7 | 987 | 165 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 125th | 70th | 66th | 69th | 58th | 74th | 64th | 58th | 58th | ||||||||||
Net | -9 | +111 | +662 | -0.1 | -333 | +6 | -0.8 | +444 | +39 | +1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 77th | 53rd | 23rd | 71st | 78th | 56th | 89th | 18th | 28th | 32nd |
| 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 |