1959 Navy Midshipmen football team
1959 Navy Midshipmen football | |
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Conference | Independent |
1959 record | 5–4–1 |
Head coach | Wayne Hardin (1st year) |
Home stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
The 1959 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1959 college football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by first-year head coach Wayne Hardin.[1][2]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
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September 19 | at Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Boston, MA | W 24–8 | ||||||
September 26 | William & Mary | No. 13 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 29–2 | |||||
October 3 | at SMU | No. 15 | Cotton Bowl Stadium • Dallas, TX (Rivalry) | L 7–20 | |||||
October 10 | vs. No. 12 Syracuse | Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl) | L 6–32 | ||||||
October 16 | at Miami (FL) | Orange Bowl Stadium • Miami,FL | L 8–23 | ||||||
October 24 | at Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | T 22–22 | ||||||
October 31 | at Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) | L 22–25 | 58,652 | |||||
November 7 | vs. Maryland | Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, MD (Rivalry) | W 22–14 | ||||||
November 14 | George Washington | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 16–8 | ||||||
November 28 | vs. Army | Municipal Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game) | W 43–12 | ||||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
References
- ↑ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Navy Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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