1959 Memphis State Tigers football team

The 1959 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State College (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Billy J. Murphy, the team compiled an 6–4 record.[1][2] The team played its home games at Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. [3]

1959 Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
1959 record6–4
Head coach
CaptainLee, John
Home stadiumCrump Stadium
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hofstra    9 0 0
Howard (AL)    9 1 0
Buffalo    8 1 0
Carnegie Tech    7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona    7 1 1
North Park    6 1 1
Santa Clara    4 1 0
Northern Michigan    6 2 0
UC Riverside    5 2 0
Montana State    6 3 0
Carthage    5 3 1
Louisville    6 4 0
Memphis State    6 4 0
Mississippi Southern    6 4 0
Arlington State    4 3 0
Sewanee    4 3 1
Abilene Christian    5 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace    4 4 0
Xavier    4 6 0
Wabash    3 5 1
Rose Poly    2 4 1
Arkansas State    3 6 0
Hawaii    3 6 0
La Verne    3 6 0
Trinity (TX)    3 6 0
Pepperdine    2 5 1
Chattanooga    3 7 0
Tampa    3 7 0
Drake    2 7 0
Northeastern    1 6 1
Washington University    1 7 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19Stephen F. AustinW 25–6
September 26Tennessee Tech
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 14–3
October 3at No. 3 Ole MissL 0–43
October 10Abilene Christian
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 13–7
October 17Florida State
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 16–6
October 24at Mississippi StateL 23–28
October 31at Mississippi SouthernW 21–6[4]
November 14at Louisiana Tech
L 8–10[5]
November 21at No. 17 AlabamaL 7–14
November 26at ChattanoogaW 15–9[6]

References

  1. "1961 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. "Memphis Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis. p. 270. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. "1959 Memphis Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  4. "MSU tops Mississippi Southern". The Jackson Sun. November 1, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Louisiana team upsets Memphis". Kingsport Times-News. November 15, 1959. Retrieved June 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Memphis State rally edges UC, 15–9". The Chattanooga Times. November 27, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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