1959 Football Team
| Overall Record: 4-5 | Conference Record: 3-4 |
| Conference Finish: 7th place | |
| Coach: Chalmers "Bump" Elliott | |
| Captain: George Genyk | |
| Most Valuable Player: Tony Rio | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Willard Hildebrand | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Bob Brown | |
| Trainer: Jim Hunt | |
| Assistant coaches: Don Dufek, Henry Fonde, Jack Fouts, Robert Holloway, Jack Nelson | |
| Manager: John Jabe Jr. | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | -/- | 09/26 | H | L | 15-20 | 52,756 |
| Michigan State | -/- | 10/03 | H | L | 8-34 | 103,234 |
| Oregon State | -/- | 10/10 | H | W | 18-7 | 76,020 |
| Northwestern | -/2 | 10/17 | H | L | 7-20 | 68,393 |
| Minnesota | -/- | 10/24 | A | W | 14-6 | 56,082 |
| Wisconsin (HC) | -/10 | 10/31 | H | L | 10-19 | 68,756 |
| Illinois | -/- | 11/07 | A | W | 20-15 | 44,768 |
| Indiana | -/- | 11/14 | A | L | 7-26 | 24,171 |
| Ohio State | -/- | 11/21 | H | W | 23-14 | 88,804 |
| Totals | 122-161 | 582,984 | ||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end | John Halstead (9) | |
| left tackle | Thomas Jobson (9) | |
| left guard |
George Genyk (8) Mike Fillichio | |
| center | Jerry Smith (9) | |
| right guard |
Alex Callahan (8) Mike Fillichio | |
| right tackle |
Jared Bushong (5) Jon Schopf (2) Donald Deskins Willard Hildebrand | |
| right end | Robert Johnson (9) | |
| quarterback |
Stan Noskin (9)
| |
| fullback | Tony Rio (9) | |
| left halfback | Darrell Harper (9) | |
| right halfback |
Fred Julian (7) Brad Myers (2) |
View full 1959 roster (from all-time roster database, includes non-lettermen and freshmen)
1959 Team Photo
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[Note: photo includes only varsity letter winners]
- Back Row
- Don Deskins, Rudd VanDyne, William Tunnicliff, Gary Kane, Scott Maentz, Reid Bushong, Willard Hildebrand, Gary McNitt
- 4th Row
- Paul Raeder, Jim Zubkus, John Stamos, Tom Jobson, William Stine, Jim Korowin, Ken Tureaud, Bennie McRae, Paul Palmer, Dennis Fitzgerald, Jim Hunt (Trainer)
- 3rd Row
- John Jabe (Manager), Todd Grant, Benjamin Hall, Louis Pavloff, Donald Hannah, Harry Newman, Paul Poulos, Jon Schopf, Keith Cowan, Stephen Stieler
- 2nd Row
- James McPherson, Thomas. DeMassa, Michael Fillichio, Jerry Leith, Fred Julian, Anthony Rio, Brad Myers, Darrell. Harper, Guy Curtis
- Front Row
- Bob Johnson, Stan Noskin, Jared Bushong, H. O. Crisler (director of athletics), George Genyk, Chalmers W. Elliott (Head Football Coach), Gerald Smith, Alexander Callahan, John Halstead