1959 small college football rankings

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The 1959 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1959 college football season, including the 1959 NCAA College Division football season and the 1959 NAIA football season. The rankings were prepared and published the United Press International (UPI). (The AP did not begin publishing small-college rankings until 1960.)

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The UPI's small-college rankings for 1959 were based on voting by the UPI's board of coaches. The undefeated 1959 Bowling Green Falcons football team outscored opponents 274 to 83 and was ranked first by wide margin with 24 first-place votes and 407 total points. [1]

The 1959 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team (6–4), with losses to University Division Texas A&M and Auburn, were ranked second. Mississippi Southern had been named the small-college national champion in 1958.

The UPI ranked 1959 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team at No. 3. The Blue Raiders also compiled an undefeated record (10–0–1) and went on to win the 1960 Tangerine Bowl.

The 1959 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team (8–1), led by College Football Hall of Fame coach David M. Nelson, lost to Bowling Green and was ranked at No. 4.

A third undefeated team, the 1959 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team (9–0), was ranked sixth.

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The UPI coaches poll

Week 1
Sept 24 [2] 		Week 2
Oct 1 [3] 		Week 3
Oct 8 [4] 		Week 4
Oct 15 [5] 		Week 5
Oct 22 [6] 		Week 6
Oct 29 [7] 		Week 7
Nov 5 [8] 		Week 8
Nov 12 [9] 		Week 9
Nov 19 [10] 		Week 10
Nov 26 [11]
1. Mississippi Southern (11)Mississippi Southern (1–0) (27)Mississippi Southern (1–1) (22)Mississippi Southern (2–1) (32)Mississippi Southern (3–1) (32)Mississippi Southern (4–1) (32)Delaware (6–0) (18)Delaware (7–0) (23)Bowling Green (8–0) (20)Bowling Green (9–0) (23)1.
2. West Chester (7)Miami (OH) (1–0) (4)Miami (OH) (2–0) (9)West Chester (3–0) (2)Delaware (4–0) (1)Delaware (5–0) (2)Mississippi Southern (4–2) (13)Mississippi Southern (5–2) (7)Mississippi Southern (6–2) (5)Mississippi Southern (6–3) (5)2.
3. Chattanooga (2) тWest Chester (2–0) (5)East Texas State (3–0) (3)Delaware (3–0) (2)West Chester (4–0) (2)Miami (OH) (4–1) (1)West Chester (6–0) (2)Bowling Green (7–0) (4)Middle Tennessee (9–0) (3)Middle Tennessee (9–0) (2)3.
4. East Texas State (2) тEast Texas State (2–0) (1)West Chester (2–0) (2)Montana State (3–1) (1)Miami (OH) (3–1)West Chester (5–0)Bowling Green (6–0) (4)Middle Tennessee (8–0) (2)Delaware (7–1) (4)Delaware (8–1) (1)4.
5. Connecticut (1)Xavier (3–0)Buffalo (2–0) (1)Miami (OH) (2–1)Middle Tennessee (5–0) (2)Middle Tennessee (6–0) (1)Middle Tennessee (7–0) (3)East Texas State (7–1)East Texas State (8–1)East Texas State (9–1)5.
6. Miami (OH) (1)Montana State (2–0) (1)Chattanooga (2–1)Middle Tennessee (4–0)Ohio (4–0)Bowling Green (5–0) (3)East Texas State (6–1)West Chester (6–1)Western Illinois (9–0) (1)Western Illinois (9–0)6.
7. Xavier (3)Chattanooga (1–1)Montana State (2–1) (1)East Texas State (3–1) (1)East Texas State (4–1)East Texas State (5–1)Miami (OH) (4–2) (1)Memphis State (5–2) (1)West Chester (7–1)Memphis State (5–4)7.
8. Arizona State–Flagstaff (2)Buffalo (1–0)Middle Tennessee (3–0) (1)Ohio (3–0) (3)Bowling Green (4–0)Buffalo (4–1)Memphis State (5–2) (2)Miami (OH) (5–2)Memphis State (5–3)Louisiana Tech (8–1) (2)8.
9. Northeastern State (1)Northeastern State (2–1)Delaware (2–0)Chattanooga (2–2)Buffalo (3–1)Lamar Tech (7–0) (1)Buffalo (4–1)Western Illinois (8–0)Ohio (7–1)Ohio (7–2)9.
10. Middle Tennessee Arizona State–Flagstaff (1–2)Xavier (3–1)Buffalo (2–1)Montana State (3–2)Ohio (4–1)Western Illinois (7–0)Buffalo (5–1)Louisiana Tech (6–1)West Chester (7–1)10.
11. Hillsdale Memphis State Ohio Bowling Green (1)Lamar Tech тWestern IllinoisOhioHillsdaleBuffalo тLenoir–Rhyne (1)11.
12. Cal Poly Middle TennesseeArizona State–FlagstaffLamar Tech Bucknell тMontana StateLamar TechOhioLenoir–Rhyne тBuffalo12.
13. Montana State (1)ConnecticutNortheastern StateArizona State–FlagstaffHillsdaleLouisiana TechHillsdaleLenoir–RhyneButlerButler13.
14. Memphis State (1) Bowling Green (1)Lamar TechMemphis State тMemphis StateHillsdaleLenoir–RhyneLouisiana Tech тHillsdaleFlorida A&M14.
15. Gustavus Adolphus HillsdaleMcMurryHillsdale тChattanooga тMemphis StateMontana StateMontana State тMiami (OH)Hillsdale15.
16. Northern Illinois Delaware тHillsdaleNortheastern StateKent State тLenoir–RhyneArizona State–FlagstaffLamar TechPresbyterianIdaho State16.
17. Lamar Tech Butler тBowling GreenButlerWestern Illinois Presbyterian тButlerButlerNorthern Illinois т San Francisco State 17.
18. Butler Lamar Tech Western Illinois т Kent State Lenoir–Rhyne тArizona State–Flagstaff тChattanooga Idaho State т Tennessee State тPresbyterian18.
19. Toledo McMurry Louisiana Tech т Texas A&I тArizona State–Flagstaff тChattanoogaPresbyterian William Jewell тIdaho StateMiami (OH)19.
20. Pittsburg State т Fresno State ButlerXavier тLouisiana Tech Tennessee State A&I Louisiana Tech Florida A&M Montana StateMcMurry т20.
21. Buffalo т  Louisiana Tech т      Hofstra т21.
22. Central Michigan т         22.
23. UMass т         23.
Week 1
Sept 24 [12] 		Week 2
Oct 1 [13] 		Week 3
Oct 8 [14] 		Week 4
Oct 15 [15] 		Week 5
Oct 22 [16] 		Week 6
Oct 29 [17] 		Week 7
Nov 5 [18] 		Week 8
Nov 12 [19] 		Week 9
Nov 19 [20] 		Week 10
Nov 26 [21]
Dropped:
  • 12 Cal Poly
  • 15 Gustavus Adolphus
  • 16 Northern Illinois
  • 19 Toledo
  • 20 Pittsburg State
  • 20 Central Michigan
  • 20 UMass
Dropped:
  • 11 Memphis State
  • 13 Connecticut
  • 20 Fresno State
Dropped:
  • 15 McMurry
  • 18 Western Illinois
Dropped:
  • 16 Northeastern State
  • 17 Butler
  • 19 Texas A&I
  • 20 Xavier
Dropped:
  • 12 Bucknell
  • 16 Kent State
Dropped:
20 Tennessee State A&I		Dropped:
  • 16 Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • 18 Chattanooga
  • 19 Presbyterian
Dropped:
  • 16 Lamar Tech
  • 19 William Jewell
  • 20 Florida A&M
Dropped:
  • 17 Northern Illinois
  • 18 Tennessee State
  • 20 Montana State

Associated Negro Press rankings

The Associated Negro Press ranked the top 1959 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated.

The rankings were published on December 18: [22]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mississippi Southern Tops Small Colleges". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Santa Fe, New Mexico. September 24, 1959. p. 11. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "Small College Grid Ratings". Simpson's Leader-Times. Kittanning, Pennsylvania. October 1, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  6. ↑ "Delaware Ranks Second In UPI Grid Poll; Miss. Southern Holds Top Spot". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 22, 1959. p. 32. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "Mississippi Southern Paces Small Colleges". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Corvallis, Oregon. October 29, 1959. p. 11. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. ↑ "Grid Powers". Lead Daily Call. Lead, South Dakota. November 5, 1959. p. 2. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. ↑ "Hens, Southerners Still Ranked 1-2". The Monroe Star. Monroe, Louisiana. November 12, 1959. p. 1-D. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  10. ↑ "La. Tech Ranked 10th in UPI Poll". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 19, 1959. p. 5-E. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  12. ↑ "Mississippi Southern Tops Small Colleges". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Santa Fe, New Mexico. September 24, 1959. p. 11. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  13. ↑ "Small College Grid Ratings". Simpson's Leader-Times. Kittanning, Pennsylvania. October 1, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  14. ↑ "Small College Poll Shows Miami 2nd". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. October 8, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  17. ↑ "Mississippi Southern Paces Small Colleges". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Corvallis, Oregon. October 29, 1959. p. 11. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  18. ↑ "Grid Powers". Lead Daily Call. Lead, South Dakota. November 5, 1959. p. 2. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  19. ↑ "Hens, Southerners Still Ranked 1-2". The Monroe Star. Monroe, Louisiana. November 12, 1959. p. 1-D. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  20. ↑ "La. Tech Ranked 10th in UPI Poll". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 19, 1959. p. 5-E. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  21. ↑ "Bowling Green Voted Small College Champs". Tyrone Daily Herald. Tyrone, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1959. p. 6. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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