1959 NAIA football season

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1959 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust–December 1959
PostseasonDecember 5–19, 1959
National Championship
St. Petersburg, FL
ChampionTexas A&I

The 1959 NAIA football season was the fourth season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season was played from August to December 1959, culminating in the fourth annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year again at in St. Petersburg, Florida. During its four years in St. Petersburg, the game was called the Holiday Bowl.

Texas A&I defeated Lenoir–Rhyne in the championship game, 20–7, to win their first NAIA national title.[1]

Conference standings[]

1959 Badger-Gopher Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lakeland + 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 1
Northland + 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Northwestern (WI) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Bethel (MN) 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Milton 1 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1959 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Benedict's $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Pittsburg State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Washburn 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Emporia State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Fort Hays State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Omaha 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Evergreen Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Whitworth $ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Puget Sound 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Central Washington 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Western Washington 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Eastern Washington 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Pacific Lutheran 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Frontier Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State–Flagstaff $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Panhandle A&M 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
New Mexico Western 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
New Mexico Highlands 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Iowa Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wartburg $ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Buena Vista 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Luther 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa Wesleyan 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Dubuque 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Parsons 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Central (IA) 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Upper Iowa 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Simpson 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
College of Emporia $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Ottawa 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Baker 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kansas Wesleyan 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
McPherson 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Bethany (KS) 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Friends 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Bethel (KS) 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hillsdale $^ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Hope 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Alma 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Albion 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Olivet 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Adrian 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Kalamazoo 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1959 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Gustavus Adolphus $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Concordia (MN) 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Minnesota–Duluth 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Saint John's (MN) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
St. Thomas (MN) 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Augsburg 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Macalester 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Hamline 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
William Jewell $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Missouri Valley 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Culver–Stockton 1 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Tarkio 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Central Methodist 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Montana + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Rocky Mountain + 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Carroll (MT) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Western Montana 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Montana Northern 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Montana Mines 0 – 5 – 0 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1959 Nebraska College Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kearney State $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Peru State 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Chadron State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Doane 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Nebraska Wesleyan 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Wayne State (NE) 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Hastings 2 – 2 – 3 3 – 2 – 3
Concordia (NE) 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Dana 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
Midland 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mayville State $ 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Dickinson State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Minot State 2 – 2 – 2 3 – 2 – 2
Valley City State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Wahpeton Science 2 – 2 – 2 2 – 2 – 2
Jamestown 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Ellendale 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 North State Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lenoir–Rhyne $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Appalachian State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
East Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Catawba 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Guilford 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Elon 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1959 Northwest Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Willamette $ 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Lewis & Clark 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
College of Idaho 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Whitman 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Pacific (OR) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Linfield 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Langston $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Central State (OK) 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
East Central 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
SW Oklahoma State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Northeastern State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
NW Oklahoma State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
SE Oklahoma State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Southern Oregon 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Eastern Oregon 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Portland State 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Oregon College 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Huron + 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Southern State + 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
General Beadle 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Northern State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Dakota Wesleyan 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
South Dakota Tech 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Sioux Falls 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Black Hills 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Yankton 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1959 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Whitewater State $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
La Crosse State 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Superior State 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Stevens Point State 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Milwaukee 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Oshkosh State 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Eau Claire State 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
River Falls State 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Platteville State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Stout State 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Postseason[]

Semifinals
December 5, 1959 		Championship
December 19, 1959
Holiday Bowl[2]
      
Hillsdale 0
Texas A&I* 20
Texas A&I 20
Lenoir–Rhyne 7
Southern Connecticut State 20
Lenoir–Rhyne* 47

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "1959 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
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