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- ↑ "Rebs slate Okie '11' for opener". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. May 23, 1959. p. 11. Retrieved January 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Rebs win, 28–0, over Sooner foe". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1959. pp. 2–3. Retrieved January 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Field goal nips Arlington State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1959. pp. 2–3. Retrieved January 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Northeast turns back ASC, 26–21". Monroe Morning World. October 11, 1959. p. 6B. Retrieved January 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Northeast Louisiana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Arlington State is defeated by Javs". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 18, 1959. p. 2C. Retrieved January 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Rebs squeeze past Lutheran". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 25, 1959. p. 2-2. Retrieved January 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tarpons defeated by Arlington State". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 15, 1959. p. 2C. Retrieved January 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Arlington State wins finale, 28–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1959. p. 2-2. Retrieved January 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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