1958 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1958 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRon Burton
Captains
  • James Andreotti
  • Willmer Fowler
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Iowa $ 5 1 08 1 1
No. 7 Wisconsin 5 1 17 1 1
No. 8 Ohio State 4 1 26 1 2
No. 13 Purdue 3 1 26 1 2
Indiana 3 2 15 3 1
Illinois 4 3 04 5 0
Northwestern 3 4 05 4 0
Michigan 1 5 12 6 1
Minnesota 1 6 01 8 0
Michigan State 0 5 13 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.