1959 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1959 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
CaptainDick Dagampat
Home stadium Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1958
1960  →
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Syracuse  – 11 –0 –0
No. 12 Penn State  – 9 –2 –0
Oregon  – 8 –2 –0
Rutgers  – 6 –3 –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

The 1959 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Wayne Hardin. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Boston College
W 24–823,000
September 26 William & Mary Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 13
W 29–2
October 3at SMU No. 15
L 7–2046,000
October 10vs. No. 12 Syracuse
L 6–3231,700 [3]
October 16at Miami (FL)
L 8–23
October 24at Penn
T 22–2225,696 [4]
October 31at Notre Dame
L 22–2558,652 [5]
November 7vs. Maryland
W 22–14
November 14 George Washington
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 16–814,000 [6]
November 281:15 p.m.vs. Army
NBC W 43–12 [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Navy Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Navy stopped by Syracuse". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 11, 1959. p. 3B.
  4. ↑ Danzig, Allison (October 25, 1959). "Penn Ties Navy, 22-2; Quakers in Rally". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ↑ "Notre Dame edges Navy on late kick". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Chicago Tribune. November 1, 1959. p. 3, sports.
  6. ↑ "Navy beats G.W., 16–8". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1959. Retrieved February 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bellino leads Navy to 43-12 rout of Army". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 29, 1959. p. 1, sports.
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