1959 Arlington State Rebels football team

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1959 Arlington State Rebels football
ConferenceIndependent
1959 record4–3
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
1960  
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hofstra   900
Howard (AL)   910
Buffalo   810
Carnegie Tech   710
Cal Poly Pomona   711
North Park   611
Santa Clara   410
Northern Michigan   620
UC Riverside   520
Montana State   630
Carthage   531
Louisville   640
Memphis State   640
Mississippi Southern   640
Sewanee   431
Abilene Christian   550
Baldwin–Wallace   440
Wabash   351
Xavier   460
Arlington State   430
Rose Poly   241
Hawaii   360
La Verne   360
Pepperdine   251
Chattanooga   370
Tampa   370
Drake   270
Northeastern   161
Washington University   170

The 1959 Arlington State Rebels football team was an American football team that represented Arlington State College (now known as the University of Texas at Arlington) as an independent during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach Chena Gilstrap, the team compiled a 4–3 record. In April 1959 the Texas legislature approved the transition of Arlington State from a two-year junior college, to a four-year senior college. As such, 1959 marked the first season the Rebels competed as an NCAA College Division independent. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Southeastern Oklahoma State W 28–0 [2]
October 3 Sam Houston State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
L 0–3 [3]
October 10at Northeast Louisiana State L 21–26 [4]
October 17at Texas A&I L 18–296,000 [5]
October 24 Texas Lutheran
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
W 27–26 [6]
November 14at Corpus Christi
W 34–0500 [7]
November 21 Southwestern Oklahoma State W 28–75,500 [8]

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References

  1. "Rebs slate Okie '11' for opener". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. May 23, 1959. p. 11. Retrieved January 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "Rebs win, 28–0, over Sooner foe". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1959. pp. 2–3. Retrieved January 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "Field goal nips Arlington State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1959. pp. 2–3. Retrieved January 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. "Northeast turns back ASC, 26–21". Monroe Morning World. October 11, 1959. p. 6B. Retrieved January 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. "Arlington State is defeated by Javs". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 18, 1959. p. 2C. Retrieved January 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. "Rebs squeeze past Lutheran". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 25, 1959. p. 2-2. Retrieved January 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. "Tarpons defeated by Arlington State". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 15, 1959. p. 2C. Retrieved January 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. "Arlington State wins finale, 28–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1959. p. 2-2. Retrieved January 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg