1959 Army Cadets football team

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Dale Hall, the Cadets compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 174 to 141.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost 43–12 to the Midshipmen. The Cadets also lost to Illinois, Penn State, and Oklahoma.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		Boston College	No. 7	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 44–8	22,500
October 3		at Illinois	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		L 14–20
October 10		No. 16 Penn State		Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 11–17	27,500
October 17		at Duke		Duke Stadium Durham, NC		W 21–6	33,500
October 24		Colorado State		Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 25–6
October 31	1:45 p.m.	vs. Air Force		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (rivalry)	NBC	T 13–13	67,000	^[4]
November 7		Villanova		Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 14–0
November 14		at Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 20–28	62,472
November 28	1:15 p.m.	vs. Navy		Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	NBC	L 12–43
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1959 Army Black Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Joe Caldwell	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "Army Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
^ "1959 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
^ "Air Academy battles Army to tie Yankee Stadium". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 1, 1959. p. 4, sports.

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National championship seasons in bold

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		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