1959 Stanford Indians football team

1959 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
1959 record	3–7 (0–4 AAWU)
Head coach	Jack Curtice (2nd year)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1959 AAWU football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 Washington * +	3	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#14 USC +	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
UCLA +	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
California	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Stanford	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions * – Selected as Rose Bowl representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1959 NCAA football season. The team was led by Jack Curtice in his second year. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 19	Oregon*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 27–28
September 26	at No. 8 Wisconsin*		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 14–16
October 3	Pacific*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 21–6
October 10	at Washington		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–10
October 17	Washington State*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 19–36
October 24	at No. 5 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry)	L 28–30
October 31	San Jose State*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry)	W 54–38
November 7	UCLA		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 13–55
November 14	at Oregon State*		Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR	W 39–22
November 21	California		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (62nd Big Game)	L 17–20
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Players drafted by the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Dick Norman	Quarterback	5	57	Chicago Bears
Chris Burford	Split end	9	105	Cleveland Browns
Dean Hinshaw	Tackle	13	155	San Francisco 49ers

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References

1. "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1959–1963". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
2. "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 20, 2013.