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American college football season
The 1958 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 5–4 record (3–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Big Ten, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 199 to 148.[2]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | Washington State* | | | W 29-28 | 27,500 | |
October 4 | Stanford* | | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, Illinois
| W 28-0 | 25,132 | |
October 11 | at Minnesota | | | W 7-3 | 56,061 | |
October 18 | No. 19 Michigan | No. 17 | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, Illinois
| W 55-24 | 41,345 | [3] |
October 25 | at No. 7 Iowa | No. 8 | | L 20-26 | 59,275 | |
November 1 | No. 5 Ohio State | No. 11 | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, Illinois
| W 21-0 | 51,102 | |
November 8 | at No. 7 Wisconsin | No. 4 | | L 13-17 | 62,964 | |
November 15 | No. 8 Purdue | No. 13 | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, Illinois
| L 6-23 | 38,421 | |
November 22 | at Illinois | No. 20 | | L 20-27 | 32,390 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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