Wisconsin
B10 · 1959 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Wisconsin head-to-head · History & Eras
1959 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 3–7 | W 16–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 | Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7 | W 44–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 5–2–2 | L 0–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 5–4 | W 25–16 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 3–5–1 | W 12–3 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 4–5 | W 19–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 6–3 | W 24–19 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 5–3–1 | L 6–9 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 2–7 | W 11–7 |
| 16 | Final · Jan 5 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 10–1 | L 8–44 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Northwestern +6
- Iowa +5
- Michigan +4
- Stanford +3
- Marquette +3
- Ohio State +3
- Minnesota +2
- Washington -1
- Purdue -2
- Illinois -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.700 Win % · Change -3
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.