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1959 college football season

The 1959 college football season was the 91st season of intercollegiate football in the United States. It concluded with two teams having claim to the major college national championship:

1959 college football season
Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon
Preseason AP No. 1LSU[1]
Regular seasonSeptember 19 – December 5, 1959
Number of bowls8
Bowl gamesDecember 19, 1959 – January 2, 1960
Champion(s)Syracuse (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF)
HeismanBilly Cannon (halfback, LSU)
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Three small college teams also claimed national championships:

LSU halfback Billy Cannon won the Heisman Trophy, and Penn State quarterback Richie Lucas received the Maxwell Award. Individual statistical leaders in major college football included New Mexico State running back Pervis Atkins with 971 rushing yards and 107 points scored and Stanford quarterback Dick Norman with 1,963 passing yards and 2,018 yards of total offense.

A rule change in 1959 widened the goal posts from 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) to 23 ft 4 in (7.11 m). This width remained in effect for 32 seasons, until the 1991 season, when it was returned to 18½ feet.

Conference and program changes

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Conference changes

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Membership changes

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School 1958 Conference 1959 Conference
California Golden Bears PCC AAWU
Idaho Vandals PCC Independent
Oregon Ducks PCC Independent
Oregon State Beavers PCC Independent
USC Trojans PCC AAWU
Stanford Indians PCC AAWU
UCLA Bruins PCC AAWU
Washington Huskies PCC AAWU
Washington State Cougars PCC Independent

Season chronology

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September

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In the preseason poll released on September 14, the defending champion LSU Tigers were ranked first, followed by Oklahoma, Auburn, SMU, and Army. With more than 100 sportswriters weighing in, eighteen different schools received first place votes. Syracuse was ranked No. 20 overall.[8] As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games.

On September 19, No. 1 LSU beat Rice at home, 26–3. Oklahoma, Auburn, SMU, and Army had not yet opened their seasons; SMU and Army fell to 6th and 7th. No. 8 Mississippi, which won 16–0 at Houston, rose to 4th in the next poll. No. 18 Clemson moved up to 5th after its 20–18 win at No. 12 North Carolina. Three of the Top Five schools were from the SEC: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Auburn, No. 4 Mississippi, and No. 5 Clemson

September 26 No. 1 LSU beat No. 9 TCU at home, 10–0. No. 2 Oklahoma lost its opener, falling 45–13 at No. 10 Northwestern, and dropped out of the Top 20 entirely, while Northwestern took its place. No. 3 Auburn lost at Tennessee 3–0 and fell to 17th place in the next poll. No. 4 Mississippi recorded another 16–0 win, this time at Kentucky, and rose to third. No. 5 Clemson won at 47–0 at Virginia, but fell to 6th. No. 7 Army returned to the Top 5 after its 44–8 win over Boston College. No. 13 Iowa, which had won at California 42–12, rose to fifth. The next poll was No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Northwestern, No. 3 Mississippi, No. 4 Army, and No. 5 Iowa.

October

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October 3 No. 1 LSU and Baylor met at a game in Shreveport, with LSU winning 22–0. No. 2 Northwestern won at No. 5 Iowa, 14–10. No. 3 Mississippi registered a third shutout, beating Memphis State 43–0, but fell to fifth. No. 4 Army lost at Illinois, 20–14, and fell out of the Top 20 completely. No. 7 Georgia Tech which went to 3–0 after a 16–6 win over No. 6 Clemson, rose to 3rd in the poll. No. 10 Texas rose to fourth after its third shutout in a row, a 33–0 walloping of California. The poll was: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Northwestern, No. 3 Georgia Tech, No. 4 Texas, and No. 5 Mississippi.

October 10 No. 1 LSU beat the visiting Miami Hurricanes 27–3. No. 2 Northwestern beat Minnesota 6–0. No. 3 Georgia Tech won at No. 8 Tennessee, 14–7. In Dallas, No. 4 Texas defeated No. 13 Oklahoma 19–12. No. 5 Mississippi won at Vanderbilt, 33–0. In four games, Ole Miss was 4–0 and had outscored its opponents 108–0. The next poll was: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Northwestern, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Georgia Tech, and No. 5 Mississippi.

On October 17, No. 1 LSU won at Kentucky, 9–0. No. 2 Northwestern won at Michigan 20–7. No. 3 Texas narrowly beat No. 12 Arkansas 13–12 in Little Rock. No. 4 Georgia Tech lost to No. 11 Auburn, 7–6. No. 5 Mississippi yielded some points for the first time in the season, but beat Tulane 53–7. The No. 7 USC Trojans rose to 5th after beating No. 18 Washington in Seattle, 22–15. The next poll was: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Northwestern, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Mississippi, and No. 5 USC.

October 24 No. 1 LSU recorded its fourth shutout, winning 9–0 in Florida. No. 2 Northwestern killed another giant on the road, beating Notre Dame 30–24. No. 3 Texas defeated Rice 28–6. No. 4 Mississippi shut out No. 10 Arkansas 28–0 at Memphis. The No. 5 USC Trojans got past Stanford 30–28 and fell to 6th. Taking USC's place was No. 6 Syracuse, which had beaten West Virginia 44–0 to reach the 5–0 mark. The next poll was: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Northwestern, No. 3 Mississippi, No. 4 Texas, and No. 5 Syracuse.

October 31 No. 1 LSU and No. 3 Mississippi, both 6–0, met in Baton Rouge and both schools had great defenses. LSU had outscored its opposition 103–6, while Ole Miss had a 189–7 point differential over all comers. Someone had to lose, and Ole Miss fell to LSU 7–3. Billy Cannon returned a Jake Gibbs punt 89 yards for the game's only touchdown, but the Rebels had a chance to win the game when it drove to the LSU 1–yard line in the closing seconds, only to see third-string quarterback Doug Elmore stopped cold on fourth and goal by Cannon. No. 2 Northwestern beat visiting Indiana 30–13. No. 4 Texas beat SMU in Dallas, 21–0. No. 5 Syracuse won at Pittsburgh, 35–0, and rose to fourth. The next poll was: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Northwestern, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Syracuse, and No. 5 Mississippi.

November

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November 7 No. 1 LSU traveled to Knoxville to face No. 13 Tennessee, and gave up a touchdown for the first time in the season. The Vols made it to the end zone twice, winning 14–13 over the Tigers. Losing also was No. 2 Northwestern, which fell to visiting No. 9 Wisconsin, 24–19, and dropped to 6th. Northwestern would close the season on a three-game losing streak after a 6-0 start. No. 3 Texas won a close one over Baylor, 13–12, and rose to 2nd. No. 4 Syracuse, which had won at No. 7 Penn State 20–18, was catapulted to the No. 1 spot. No. 5 Mississippi crushed UT-Chattanooga 58–0. No. 6 USC returned to the Top Five after a 36–0 win over West Virginia. The next poll was No. 1 Syracuse, No. 2 Texas, No. 3 LSU, No. 4 USC, and No. 5 Mississippi.

November 14 No. 1 Syracuse exercised its top status, brushing off overmatched Colgate 71–0. No. 2 Texas lost to No. 18 TCU, 14–9, and No. 3 LSU returned to its winning ways, beating Mississippi State at home, 27–0. No. 4 USC beat Baylor 17–8. No. 5 Mississippi beat No. 9 Tennessee in Memphis, 37–7. The poll changed slightly: No. 1 Syracuse, No. 2 Mississippi, No. 3 LSU, No. 4 USC, and No. 5 Texas.

November 21 No. 1 Syracuse won at Boston University, 46–0, for its fifth shutout as it reached the 9–0 mark. No. 3 LSU beat Tulane 14–6, then accepted an invitation to play in the Sugar Bowl. No. 4 USC lost to rival UCLA, 10–3 and fell to 7th. No. 9 Wisconsin, which closed its season and clinched the Big Ten title with an 11–7 win at Minnesota, rose to 5th. No. 2 Mississippi and No. 5 Texas were idle. The next poll: No. 1 Syracuse, No. 2 Mississippi, No. 3 LSU, No. 4 Texas, and No. 5 Wisconsin.

On Thanksgiving Day, No. 4 Texas won 20–17 at Texas A&M. No. 1 Syracuse was idle as it prepared for its December 5 trip to Los Angeles to play UCLA. On Saturday, November 28, No. 2 Mississippi played its season ender against Mississippi State, in Starkville, and won 42–0. Both LSU and Ole Miss were invited to a rematch in New Orleans at the Sugar Bowl. A third SEC team, the No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs, beat Georgia Tech 21–14 in Atlanta and accepted a spot in the Orange Bowl. Because Oklahoma had played in the Orange Bowl the year before, a "no repeat" rule gave the Big 7 (Oklahoma State would join later) berth to 6–4 Missouri. The Rose Bowl matched No. 6 Wisconsin against No. 8 Washington. The penultimate poll was No. 1 Syracuse, No. 2 Mississippi, No. 3 LSU, No. 4 Texas, and No. 5 Georgia.

On December 5, No. 1 Syracuse closed its season with trip to the Los Angeles Coliseum to face the upset-minded (but 5–3–1) No. 17 UCLA Bruins [9] In a nationally televised game, the Orangemen took a 14–0 lead and went on to win 36–8 to finish the season with a perfect 10–0 record.[10] As the only unbeaten team among universities, Syracuse was voted No. 1 in the AP Poll (with 134 of 201 first-place votes)[2][3] and in the UPI Coaches Poll, with 31 of the 35 first-place votes.[4][5][11] The Orangemen prepared to play SWC champion Texas in the Cotton Bowl.

Conference standings

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Major college standings

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1959 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Washington ^ + 3 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 14 USC + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
UCLA + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
California 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Stanford 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Clemson $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
North Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Duke 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
NC State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Virginia 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1959 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Oklahoma $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Missouri 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Colorado 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Kansas 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Nebraska 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1959 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wisconsin $ 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Purdue 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
No. 13 Illinois 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Northwestern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Michigan 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Ohio State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1959 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Arizona 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Texas Western 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
West Texas State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Dartmouth 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Harvard 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Yale 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Cornell 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Brown 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State + 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Houston + 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Tulsa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wichita 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1959 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Wyoming $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Colorado State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
New Mexico 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Utah 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Utah State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
BYU 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Denver 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Montana 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1959 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Georgia $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 3 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 2 Ole Miss # 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Alabama 4 – 1 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
Auburn 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Georgia Tech 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
No. 19 Florida 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Tulane 0 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1959 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
The Citadel 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Virginia Tech 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Furman 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Richmond 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
West Virginia 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Davidson 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
George Washington 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1959 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Arkansas + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Texas + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 7 TCU + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
SMU 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Baylor 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Rice 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 2
Texas A&M 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Syracuse   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 12 Penn State   –   9 – 2 – 0
Oregon   –   8 – 2 – 0
Detroit   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State   –   6 – 4 – 0
No. 20 Pittsburgh   –   6 – 4 – 0
Washington State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Air Force   –   5 – 4 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 4 – 1
Army   –   4 – 4 – 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   5 – 5 – 0
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   4 – 6 – 0
San Jose State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Texas Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marquette   –   3 – 7 – 0
Oregon State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 7 – 0
Idaho   –   1 – 9 – 0
Villanova   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Small college standings

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1959 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Arkansas State Teachers + 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Henderson State + 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Southern State (AR) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Arkansas Tech 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Ouachita Baptist 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Arkansas A&M 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Hendrix 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Ozarks 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 9 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Badger-Gopher Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lakeland + 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 1
Northland + 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Northwestern (WI) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Bethel (MN) 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Milton 1 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Los Angeles State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Cal Poly 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Long Beach State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina A&T $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Virginia Union 7 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 2
Virginia State 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
St. Augustine's 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Winston-Salem State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Maryland State 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Johnson C. Smith 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
North Carolina College 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Saint Paul's (VA) 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Hampton 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Elizabeth City State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Howard 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Lincoln (PA) 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Fayetteville State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Shaw 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Bluefield State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Delaware State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Morgan State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Benedict's $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Pittsburg State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Washburn 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Emporia State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Fort Hays State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Omaha 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 College Conference of Illinois football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wheaton (IL) $ 6 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
Illinois Wesleyan 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Carroll (WI) 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Augustana (IL) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
North Central (IL) 3 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Lake Forest 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Millikin 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Elmhurst 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Whitworth $ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Puget Sound 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Central Washington 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Western Washington 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Eastern Washington 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Pacific Lutheran 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 San Francisco State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Nevada 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
UC Davis 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1959 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State–Flagstaff $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Panhandle A&M 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
New Mexico Western 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
New Mexico Highlands 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Louisiana Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Northwestern State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Hoosier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Anderson (IN) $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Taylor 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Franklin (IN) 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Hanover 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Indiana Central 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Manchester (IN) 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1959 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Butler $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Evansville 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Indiana State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Valparaiso 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
DePauw 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Ball State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Western Illinois $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 17 Northern Illinois State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Southern Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Eastern Illinois 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Eastern Michigan 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Illinois State Normal 0 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wartburg $ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Buena Vista 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Luther 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa Wesleyan 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Dubuque 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Parsons 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Central (IA) 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Upper Iowa 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Simpson (IA) 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
College of Emporia $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Ottawa 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Baker 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kansas Wesleyan 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
McPherson 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Bethany (KS) 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Friends 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Bethel (KS) 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Texas A&I +^ 6 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 4 East Texas State + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Lamar Tech 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Sam Houston State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Howard Payne 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Southwest Texas State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sul Ross 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Johns Hopkins $ 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Western Maryland 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Hampden–Sydney 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Randolph–Macon 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 3
Bridgewater 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Gallaudet 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Dickinson Scoring System.
1959 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Hillsdale $^ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Hope 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Alma 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Albion 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Olivet 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Adrian 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Kalamazoo 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Bowling Green $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Ohio 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Miami (OH) 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kent State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Western Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Marshall 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Toledo 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1959 Mid-Ohio League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bluffton $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Findlay 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Ashland 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Ohio Northern 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Defiance 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Wilmington (OH) 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Delaware x 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Gettysburg 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Lafayette 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Bucknell 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Rutgers 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Lehigh 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Temple 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
Muhlenberg * 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Northern College Division
Albright x 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Juniata 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Wagner 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Lebanon Valley 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Susquehanna 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Moravian 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Wilkes 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Lycoming 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Scranton * 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Pennsylvania Military 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Western Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Ursinus 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Dickinson 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Haverford 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Drexel 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Franklin & Marshall * 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Swarthmore * 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
West Chester * 0 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
1959 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee A&I $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 21 Kentucky State 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
No. 22 Central State (OH) 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
No. 11 Lincoln (MO) 0 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[12]
1959 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Coe $ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Cornell (IA) 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
St. Olaf 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Beloit 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Lawrence 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Ripon 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Carleton 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Knox 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Grinnell 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Monmouth (IL) 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Gustavus Adolphus $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Concordia (MN) 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Minnesota–Duluth 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Saint John's (MN) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
St. Thomas (MN) 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Augsburg 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Macalester 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Hamline 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 William Jewell $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Missouri Valley 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Culver–Stockton 1 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Tarkio 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Central (MO) 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
SE Missouri State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
NE Missouri State 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
NW Missouri State 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Missouri–Rolla 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
SW Missouri State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Central Missouri State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Montana + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Rocky Mountain + 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Carroll (MT) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Western Montana 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Northern Montana 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Montana Mines 0 – 5 – 0 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1959 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kearney State $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Peru State 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Chadron State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Doane 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Nebraska Wesleyan 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Wayne State (NE) 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Hastings 2 – 2 – 3 3 – 2 – 3
Concordia (NE) 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Dana 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
Midland 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Augustana (SD) $ 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Dakota State 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
South Dakota 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Iowa State Teachers 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Morningside 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
South Dakota State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
North Dakota 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mayville State $ 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Dickinson State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Minot State 2 – 2 – 2 3 – 2 – 2
Valley City State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Wahpeton Science 2 – 2 – 2 2 – 2 – 2
Jamestown 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Ellendale 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. Lenoir Rhyne $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Appalachian State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
East Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Catawba 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Guilford 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Elon 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Northern State College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bemidji State + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Michigan Tech + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Mankato State + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Winona State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
St. Cloud State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Moorhead State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1959 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Willamette $ 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Lewis & Clark 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
College of Idaho 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Whitman 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Pacific (OR) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Linfield 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Middle Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Tennessee Tech + 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
East Tennessee State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Western Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Eastern Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Murray State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1959 Mid-Ohio League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bluffton $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Findlay 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Ashland 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Ohio Northern 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Defiance 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Wilmington (OH) 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Langston $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 11 Central State (OK) 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
East Central 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
SW Oklahoma State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Northeastern State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
NW Oklahoma State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
SE Oklahoma State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Southern Oregon 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Eastern Oregon 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Portland State 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Oregon College 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10/10 West Chester $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
California (PA) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Shippensburg 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Clarion 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
East Stroudsburg 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
Lock Haven 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Millersville 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Slippery Rock 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Edinboro 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Bloomsburg 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Indiana (PA) 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Mansfield 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 4 – 2
Kutztown 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Cheyney 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Saylor system of ratings.
Rankings from NAIA poll and UPI small college poll
1959 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
John Carroll $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Allegheny 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Wayne State (MI) 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Western Reserve 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Thiel 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Case Tech 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Bethany (WV) 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Washington & Jefferson 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Idaho State $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Adams State 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Colorado State–Greeley 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Colorado College 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Colorado Mines 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Western State (CO) 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 South Central Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mississippi Vocational $ 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Mississippi Industrial 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Paul Quinn 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Alcorn A&M 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Leland]] 0 – 2 – 1 1 – 4 – 3
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 [[{{{school}}}|Huron]] + 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Southern State (SD)]] + 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|General Beadle]] 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Northern State]] 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Dakota Wesleyan]] 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|South Dakota Tech]] 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Sioux Falls]] 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Black Hills]] 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Yankton]] 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 [[{{{school}}}|Whittier]] $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Redlands]] 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Pomona]] 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Occidental]] 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Caltech]] 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Claremont-Mudd]] 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Prairie View A&M 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Grambling 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas College 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|Emory and Henry]] * 1 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Randolph–Macon $ 1 – 0 – 1 4 – 2 – 3
Hampden–Sydney 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Bridgewater 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Emory and Henry did not play enough conference games to be eligible for the championship.
1959 West Penn Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|Westminster (PA)]] $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Carnegie Tech]] 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Geneva]] 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Saint Vincent]] 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Grove City]] 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Waynesburg]] 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
[[{{{school}}}|West Liberty State]] x 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Shepherd]] 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|West Virginia State]] 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Davis & Elkins]] 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Salem]] 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
Bluefield State * 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Western Division
No. 12 [[{{{school}}}|Fairmont State]] x$ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Tech]] 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Potomac State]] 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Wesleyan]] 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Glenville State]] 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Concord]] 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Bethany (WV) * 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Salem forfeited seven conference wins, over Concord, Davis & Elkins, Glenville State, Potomac State, West Liberty State, West Virginia State, and West Virginia Wesleyan.
    Conference standings based on power ratings
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|Whitewater State]] $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|La Crosse State]] 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Superior State]] 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
[[{{{school}}}|Stevens Point State]] 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Milwaukee]] 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oshkosh State]] 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
[[{{{school}}}|Eau Claire State]] 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|River Falls State]] 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Platteville State]] 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Stout State]] 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
UMass 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Maine 1 – 2 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
New Hampshire 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Rhode Island 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Vermont 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hofstra   –   9 – 0 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   9 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   8 – 1 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Carnegie Tech]]   –   7 – 1 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   7 – 1 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|North Park]]   –   6 – 1 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Santa Clara]]   –   4 – 1 – 0
No. 8 [[{{{school}}}|Southern Connecticut State]] ^   –   8 – 2 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Northern Michigan]]   –   6 – 2 – 0
UC Riverside   –   5 – 2 – 0
Montana State   –   6 – 3 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Carthage]]   –   5 – 3 – 1
Louisville   –   6 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   6 – 4 – 0
Arlington State   –   4 – 3 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Sewanee]]   –   4 – 3 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Abilene Christian]]   –   5 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Baldwin–Wallace]]   –   4 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington and Lee]]   –   3 – 4 – 1
Xavier   –   4 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Wabash]]   –   3 – 5 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Rose Poly]]   –   2 – 4 – 1
Arkansas State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Hawaii   –   3 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Trinity (TX)]]   –   3 – 6 – 0
Pepperdine   –   2 – 5 – 1
Chattanooga   –   3 – 7 – 0
Tampa   –   3 – 7 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Drake]]   –   2 – 7 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Northeastern]]   –   1 – 6 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Washington University]]   –   1 – 7 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|St. Norbert]]   –   0 – 6 – 1
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 NAIA independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|Austin]]   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 9 [[{{{school}}}|McMurry]]   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 [[{{{school}}}|Southern Connecticut State]] ^   –   8 – 2 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Georgetown (KY)]]   –   5 – 2 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oklahoma Panhandle State]]   –   4 – 5 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Eastern New Mexico]]   –   4 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|La Verne]]   –   3 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Carson–Newman]]   –   1 – 7 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Earlham]]   –   1 – 7 – 0
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

Bowl games

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Main article: 1959–60 NCAA football bowl games

Major bowls

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Friday, January 1, 1960

COTTON No. 1 Syracuse Orangemen 23 No. 4 Texas Longhorns 14
SUGAR No. 2 Mississippi Rebels 21 No. 3 LSU Tigers 0
ROSE No. 8 Washington Huskies 44 No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers 8
ORANGE No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs 14 No. 18 Missouri Tigers 0

Behind future Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis, the Orangemen proved the voters' decision to name them national champions in the final polls was a wise one. It was the first Cotton Bowl for the Longhorns under coach Darrell Royal, who guided Texas to national championships in 1963, 1969, and 1970, and compiled a career record of 167–47–5 (.774) in Austin from 1957 through 1976.

Ole Miss systematically demolished LSU in the Sugar Bowl. LSU was Ole Miss's sole loss of the regular season. The Rebels outgained the Bayou Bengals and Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon 373–74 in front of a largely pro-LSU crowd of over 83,000 at Tulane Stadium. Immediately following the game, Cannon signed a contract with the Houston Oilers of the fledgling American Football League, spurning the Los Angeles Rams and general manager Pete Rozelle, who would become the Commissioner of the National Football League in late-January.

Other bowls

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BOWL Location Date Winner Score Runner-up
SUN El Paso, TX December 31 New Mexico State 28–8 North Texas State
GATOR Jacksonville, FL January 2 No. 9 Arkansas 14–7 Georgia Tech
BLUEBONNET Houston, TX December 19 No. 11 Clemson 23–7 No. 7 TCU
LIBERTY Philadelphia, PA December 19 No. 12 Penn State   7–0 No. 10 Alabama
  • Prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and AAWU (later Pac-8) conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl.

NAIA postseason

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Semifinals
December 5, 1959 		Championship
December 19, 1959
Holiday Bowl[13]
      
Hillsdale 0
Texas A&I* 20
Texas A&I 20
Lenoir Rhyne 7
[[{{{school}}}|Southern Connecticut State]] 20
Lenoir Rhyne* 47

Rankings

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Major college polls

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Main article: 1959 major college football rankings

Final polls were released in the first week of December.

Small college poll

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Main article: 1959 small college football rankings

In 1959, United Press International (UPI) conducted its "small college" coaches' poll for the second time; they voted the Bowling Green Falcons, who had a 9–0 record and outscored their opponents 274–83, as the number one team.[16]

United Press International (coaches) final poll
Published on November 27[17]

Rank School Record No. 1
votes 		Total
points
1 Bowling Green 9��0 23 407
2 Mississippi Southern 6–3 5 247
3 Middle Tennessee 9–0 2 231
4 Delaware 8–1 1 211
5 East Texas State 9–1 179
6 Western Illinois 9–0 152
7 Memphis State 5–4 86
8 Louisiana Tech 8–1 2 81
9 Ohio 7–2 76
10 West Chester 7–1 71

Award season

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Heisman Trophy voting

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The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Billy Cannon LSU HB 519 147 78 1,929
Richie Lucas Penn State QB 97 109 104 613
Don Meredith SMU QB 26 67 74 286
Bill Burrell Illinois G 23 47 33 196
Charlie Flowers Ole Miss FB 11 58 44 193
Dean Look Michigan State HB 23 41 25 176
Dale Hackbart Wisconsin QB 19 21 35 134
Dwight Nichols Iowa State HB 21 25 13 126
Monty Stickles Notre Dame E 16 21 36 126
Ron Burton Northwestern HB 10 28 36 122

Source: [18][19]

All-Americans

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Main article: 1959 College Football All-America Team
Main article: 1959 Little All-America college football team

For the year 1960, the NCAA recognizes six published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

Name Position School Number Official Other
Mike Ditka End Pittsburgh 6/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
Dan LaRose End Missouri 6/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
Bob Lilly Tackle TCU 6/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
Tom Brown Guard Minnesota 6/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
Joe Bellino Halfback Navy 6/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
Bob Ferguson Fullback Ohio State 6/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
Jake Gibbs Quarterback Ole Miss 6/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, WC
Ken Rice Tackle Auburn 5/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
E. J. Holub Center Texas Tech 5/6 AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
Joe Romig Guard Colorado 3/6 AFCA, FWAA, UPI WC
Ernie Davis Halfback Syracuse 2/6 AFCA, UPI WC

Other awards

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Statistical leaders

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Individual

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Total offense

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The following players were the individual leaders in total offense during the 1959 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Games Plays Total Yds PtR[20]
1 Dick Norman Stanford 10 319 2018 68
2 Charley Johnson New Mexico State 10 251 1635 114
3 Pete Hall Marquette 10 330 1555 66
4 Jacky Lee Cincinnati 10 298 1528 70
5 Norm Snead Wake Forest 10 218 1365 78
6 Rich Mayo Air Force 10 249 1357 58
7 Dwight Nichols Iowa State 10 287 1355 102
8 Fran Curci Miami (FL) 10 289 1328 50
9 Gale Weidner Colorado 10 256 1305 84
10 Don Meredith SMU 10 283 1291 82

[21]

Small college

Rank Player Team Games Plays Total Yds
1 Gary Campbell Whittier 10 309 2383
2 Jim St. Clair UC Santa Barbara 10 245 1858
3 Jim Northrup Alma 9 296 1658
4 Vince Tesone Colorado Mines 10 291 1619
5 Green Youngstown 10 230 1504
6 Miller Austin 9 243 1485
7 Dale Mills NE Missouri 9 250 1447
8 Alvaro College of Idaho 10 227 1441
9 Ferguson Graceland 8 264 1422
10 Kincaid William Jewell 9 221 1368

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Passing

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The following players were the individual leaders in pass completions during the 1959 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Games Compl. Att. Pct.
Compl. 		Yds. Int. TDs
1 Dick Norman Stanford 10 152 263 .578 1963 12 11
2 Jacky Lee Cincinnati 10 132 232 .569 1535 6 7
3 Pete Hall Marquette 10 120 237 .506 1589 14 7
4 Rich Mayo Air Force 10 110 211 .521 1212 10 6
5 Don Meredith SMU 10 105 181 .580 1266 10 11
6 Joe Caldwell Army 9 105 188 .559 1343 7 9
7 Charley Johnson New Mexico State 10 105 199 .528 1449 8 18
8 Fran Curci Miami (FL) 10 100 195 .513 1068 14 5
9 Gale Weidner Colorado 10 100 207 .483 1200 13 7
10 Dick Soergel Oklahoma State 10 93 155 .600 1102 4 8

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Small college

Rank Player Team Games Compl. Att. Pct.
Compl. 		Yds. Int. TDs
1 Gary Campbell Whittier 10 111 183 .607 1717 4 12
2 Light Pacific 9 110 197 .558 1086 19 3
3 St. Clair UC Santa Barbara 10 107 208 .514 1901 12 17
4 Stone Akron 9 102 231 .442 1196 22 3
5 Terhes Bucknell 9 97 173 .561 831 8 6
6 Coniam Oberlin 8 96 165 .582 1111 8 10
7 Johnson Pepperdine 8 96 187 .513 1197 13 11
8 Costello Xavier (OH) 10 93 161 .578 1062 9 6
9 Flinn Northern Illinois 9 93 174 .534 1420 12 18
10 Miller Austin 9 90 154 .584 1219 14 13
10 Spurlock Whitworth 9 90 167 .539 1309 9 18

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Rushing

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The following players were the individual leaders in rushing yards during the 1959 season:
Major college

Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg
1 Pervis Atkins New Mexico State 10 971 130 7.47
2 Tom Watkins Iowa State 10 843 158 5.34
3 Dwight Nichols Iowa State 10 746 207 3.60
4 Dick Bass Pacific 9 742 139 5.34
5 Billy Brown New Mexico 10 740 95 7.79
6 Charlie Flowers Ole Miss 10 733 141 5.20
7 Abner Haynes North Texas State 10 730 116 6.29
8 Bob Crandall New Mexico 10 729 116 6.28
9 Fred Doelling Penn 9 707 133 5.32
10 Nolan Jones Arizona State 11 689 143 4.82
11 Ernie Davis Syracuse 10 686 98 7.00
12 Tom Moore Vanderbilt 10 676 125 5.41
13 Keith Lincoln Washington State 10 670 124 5.40
14 Jack Spikes TCU 10 660 140 4.72
15 Monk Bailey Utah 10 640 138 4.64
16 Don Perkins New Mexico 10 635 146 4.35
17 Chet Boulris Harvard 9 628 125 5.02
18 Charles Bowers Hardin-Simmons 10 619 86 7.20
19 Paul Choquette Brown 9 617 179 3.45
20 Alger Pugh Virginia Tech 10 615 112 5.49

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Small college

Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg
1 Dale Mills NE Missouri 9 248 1385 5.58
2 Dallas Lee Garber Marietta 9 188 1298
3 Bill "Cannonball" Cooper Muskingum 9 219 1191
4 Brad Hustad Luther 9 230 1188
5 Hawk Conway State 9 162 1156
6 Steve McClellan Wooster 9 198 1088
7 Price Bemidji State 8 117 1085 9.27
8 Larry Jacobson Kearney State 10 155 1075
9 Fowler Martin Branch 8 151 1045
10 MacDonald Tufts 8 179 978

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Receiving

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The following players were the individual leaders in receptions during the 1957 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Games Receptions Receiving
Yards 		Touchdowns
1 Chris Burford Stanford 10 61 756 6
2 Bill Carpenter Army 9 43 591 3
3 Dick Evans VMI 10 35 698 9
4 Ben Robinson Stanford 10 34 595 2
5 Bill Miller Miami (FL) 10 33 395 1
6 Paul Maguire The Citadel 10 32 549 10
7 Ed Kovac Cincinnati 10 31 332 5
8 Bud Whitehead Florida State 10 31 320 2
9 Norton Iowa 9 30 428 4
10 Gregory SMU 10 30 369 2

Small college

Rank Player Team Games Receptions Receiving
Yards 		Touchdowns
1 Fred Tunnicliffe UC Santa Barbara 10 48 1087 11
1 Hill Cal Poly SLO 9 48 714 7
3 Hughes Pacific University 9 46 543 0
4 Horn Oberlin 8 44 578 5
5 Gregory Whittier 10 42 751 7
6 House Davidson 9 42 563 3
7 DeNeef Hofstra 9 41 545 6
8 Ceremuga Youngstown 10 39 615 8
9 Eachus Bucknell 9 38 310 2
10 Foster Humboldt State 10 37 469 4

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Scoring

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The following players were the individual leaders in scoring during the 1959 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG
1 Pervis Atkins New Mexico State 107 17 5 0
2 Skip Face Stanford 100 11 25 3
2 Nolan Jones Arizona State 100 11 25 3
2 Gerhard Schwedes Syracuse 100 16 4 0
5 Abner Haynes North Texas State 90 14 6 0
5 Ed Kovac Cincinnati 90 15 0 0
7 Larry Wilson Utah 84 13 6 0
8 Bruce Maher Detroit 74 11 8 0
8 Don Perkins New Mexico 74 12 2 0
10 Bill Mathis Clemson 70 11 4 0
11 Tony Banfield Oklahoma State 66 11 0 0
12 Charlie Flowers Ole Miss 66 11 0 0
13 Alger Pugh Virginia Tech 66 11 0 0
14 Ernie Davis Syracuse 64 10 4 0
15 Bobby Boyd Oklahoma 62 10 2 0
16 Paul Maguire The Citadel 60 10 0 0
16 Lavoie South Carolina 60 12 0
16 Moore Vanderbilt 60 10 0 0
19 Gaiters New Mexico State 58 9 4 0
19 Ravenel Harvard 58 9 4 0

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Small college

Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG
1 Garney Henley Huron 141 22 9 0
2 Rusty Addleman College of Emporia 138 16 39 1
3 Dale Mills NE Missouri 124 19 10 0
4 Richard David Seastrunk Newberry 120 20 0 0
5 Vernon Lee Farmer Lenoir Rhyne 110 14 26 0
6 White Capital 105 17 0 1
7 Childs Florida A&M 102 15 12 0
8 Bill "Cannonball" Cooper Muskingum 98 15 8 0
8 Garber Marietta 98 15 8 0
10 Roger Waldrup East Central Oklahoma 96 16 0 0
11 Phelps Cornell (IA) 92 15 2 0
11 Schleicher Pittsburg 92 13 14 0
13 Hawk Conway State 91 15 1 0
14 Gary Campbell Whittier 90 15 0 0
14 Chambers Claflin 90 15 0 0
16 Branda Wheaton 88 10 25 1
17 Stosuy Southern Connecticut 87 12 15 -
18 McClellan Wooster 86 13 8 0
18 Bass East Carolina 86 14 2 0
18 Broadwater West Carolina 86 13 8 0

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Total offense

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The following teams were the leaders in total offense during the 1959 season:

Major college

Rank Team Games
played 		Total
plays 		Yards
gained 		Yards
per game
1 Syracuse 10 738 4515 451.5
2 Iowa 9 632 3399 377.7
3 New Mexico State 10 618 3756 375.6
4 North Texas State 10 655 3713 371.3
5 Ole Miss 10 698 3686 368.6
6 Utah 10 712 3651 365.1
7 Wyoming 10 686 3577 357.7
8 New Mexico 10 639 3562 356.2
9 Stanford 10 665 3467 346.7
10 Oklahoma 10 731 3405 340.5

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Small college

Rank Team Games
played 		Total
plays 		Yards
gained 		Yards
per game
1 Whittier 10 654 4613 461.3
2 Florida A&M 9 511 3686 409.6
3 Huron 10 657 3975 397.5
4 Butler 9 643 3468 385.3
5 Winston-Salem 8 463 2993 374.1
6 Otterbein 9 560 3313 368.1
7 Marietta 9 561 3285 365.0
8 Bemidji State 8 461 2919 364.9
9 Lenoir Rhyne 9 507 3280 364.4
10 Hofstra 9 621 3278 364.2

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Scoring offense

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The following teams were the leaders in scoring offense during the 1959 season:

Major college

Rank Team Points
per game
1 Syracuse 39.0
2 New Mexico State 33.2
3 Ole Miss 32.9
4 North Texas State 29.5
5 Wyoming 28.7
6 Clemson 26.2
7 New Mexico 26.0
8 Iowa 25.9
9 Penn State 25.5
10 Iowa State 24.8

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Rushing offense

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The following teams were the leaders in rushing offense during the 1959 season:

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Syracuse 313.6
2 North Texas State 290.8
3 New Mexico 289.8
4 Oklahoma 273.5
5 Utah 257.0
6 Wyoming 252.0
7 USC 249.3
8 Ole Miss 239.1
9 Iowa 239.0
10 Iowa State 228.7

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Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Bemidji State 326.6
2 Huron 309.1
3 Colorado State 308.8
4 Conway State 303.9
5 Florida A&M 292.4
6 Middle Tennessee 289.8
7 Johns Hopkins 282.3
8 Gustavus Adolphus 279.0
9 Muskingum 278.4
10 Delaware 276.6

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Passing offense

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The following teams were the leaders in passing offense during the 1959 season:

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Stanford 227.8
2 Marquette 187.0
3 San Jose State 185.2
4 Army 182.3
5 Boston College 175.3
6 Cincinnati 158.5
7 New Mexico State 157.3
8 Hardin-Simmons 154.2
9 Pacific 152.3
10 Wake Forest 149.8

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Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Whittier 199.3
2 UC Santa Barbara 199.0
3 Hofstra 189.2
4 Whitworth 180.0
5 Xavier (OH) 177.3
6 Wagner 172.6
7 Cal Poly 167.0
8 Oberlin 166.3
8 Otterbein 166.3
10 Graceland 160.6

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Total defense

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The following teams were the leaders in total defense during the 1959 season:

Major college

Rank Team Games
played 		Total
plays 		Yards
gained 		Yards
per game
1 Syracuse 10 486 962 96.2
2 LSU 10 559 1432 143.2
3 Ole Miss 10 516 1472 147.2
4 Alabama 10 549 1799 179.9
5 Wyoming 10 572 1805 180.5
6 Auburn 10 565 1825 182.5
7 USC 10 603 1844 184.4
8 Illinois 9 533 1713 190.3
9 TCU 10 578 1945 194.5
10 North Texas State 10 553 1965 196.5

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Small college

Rank Team Games
played 		Total
plays 		Yards
gained 		Yards
per game
1 Maryland State 7 313 527 75.3
2 Trenton State 8 807 100.9
2 Huron 10 595 1009 100.9
4 John Carroll 7 319 796 113.7
5 Norfolk State 8 382 948 118.5
6 Ithaca 7 340 848 121.1
7 Winston-Salem 8 337 1009 126.1
8 Livingstone 9 418 1136 126.2
9 Henderson State 448 1145 127.2
10 Claflin 9 337 1171 130.1

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Scoring defense

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The following teams were the leaders in scoring defense during the 1959 season:

Major college

Rank Team Points
per game
1 Ole Miss 2.1
2 LSU 2.9
3 Alabama 5.2
3 TCU 5.2
5 Auburn 5.8
6 Syracuse 5.9
7 Wyoming 6.2
8 Washington 6.5
9 Texas 7.3
10 North Texas 7.5

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Rushing defense

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The following teams were the leaders in rushing defense during the 1959 season:

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Syracuse 19.3
2 LSU 90.8
3 Ole Miss 93.9
4 USC 98.1
5 TCU 101.7
6 Clemson 108.5
7 Penn 109.8
7 Wyoming 109.8
9 South Carolina 111.5
10 Detroit 112.9

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Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Maryland State 36.3
2 Florida A&M 43.4
3 Trenton State 45.1
4 Winston-Salem 52.5
5 Whitewater State 57.8
6 John Carroll 57.9
7 Geneva 67.2
8 Cornell (IA) 68.1
9 West Chester 69.9
10 San Francisco State 69.9

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Passing defense

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The following teams were the leaders in passing defense during the 1959 season:

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Alabama 45.7
2 Montana 46.1
3 LSU 52.4
4 Ole Miss 53.3
5 Iowa State 55.3
6 North Texas State 58.1
7 Wake Forest 62.1
8 Kentucky 62.6
9 Auburn 63.6
10 Tennessee 66.8

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Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Huron 21.9
2 Henderson State 25.3
3 West Virginia State 35.6
4 Central (IA) 35.9
5 Ashland 36.0
6 St. Procopius 36.6
7 Martin Branch 36.8
8 Mankato State 37.4
9 Rochester 37.6
10 Maryland State 39.0
10 West Virginia Wesleyan 39.0

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b "Orange win grid crown". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 8, 1959. p. 18.
  3. ^ a b "Syracuse runs off with title". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. December 8, 1959. p. 34.
  4. ^ a b "Syracuse tops final grid poll by wide margin". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. December 8, 1959. p. 2.
  5. ^ a b "Syracuse is voted national champion by coaches board". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. December 8, 1959. p. 23.
  6. ^ "Harbaugh Sparks Defense: BeeGee Stomps Delaware". The Mansfield News-Journal. November 15, 1959. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Roster of independent football powers grows". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 2, 1959. p. 10.
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  9. ^ "UCLA Threat To Syracuse's Title Hopes", Oakland Tribune, December 1, 1959, p44
  10. ^ "Orange Rolls to 36–8 Win Over Bruins", Oakland Tribune, December 6, 1959, p79
  11. ^ "Nation Votes Syracuse University Best On Gridiron", Syracuse Herald Journal, December 8, 1959, p.33
  12. ^ "Top 25: Final Pigskin Ratings". The San Antonio Register. December 15, 1959. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1959 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  14. ^ "Syracuse First On Final Ballot". Daily News-Post. December 8, 1958. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Earl Wright. "Unbeaten Syracuse Named National Football Champion". The Bryan Times. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Bowling Green Is Voted No. 1", Lincoln Evening Journal, November 27, 1959, p14
  17. ^ UPI (November 27, 1959). "Bowling Green Top Small College Football Team". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. Retrieved February 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "LSU's Billy Cannon Heisman Trophy winner". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 2, 1959. p. 1D.
  19. ^ "Billy Cannon". Heisman Trophy. 1959. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  20. ^ Points-for-which-responsible is player's total of points scored and points passed for
  21. ^ a b Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1960. p. 65.
  22. ^ a b Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1960. p. 72.
  23. ^ 1960 Official Collegiate Football Record Book, p. 73.
  24. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1960. p. 67.
  25. ^ 1960 Official Collegiate Football Record Book, p. 73.
  26. ^ a b Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1960. p. 66.
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate AthleticAssoociation. 1960. p. 69.
  28. ^ a b c d e f Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate AthleticAssoociation. 1960. p. 74.
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