1959 William & Mary Indians football team

The 1959 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The September 26th contest against the #13 Naval Academy marked the inaugural game in the brand new Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, which replaced Thompson Stadium as the location for all of Navy's future home games. William & Mary lost the game, 2–29.

1959 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1959 record4–6 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGary Lynn, Lauren Kardatzke
Home stadiumCary Field
1959 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 5 0 18 1 1
The Citadel 5 1 08 2 0
VPI 3 1 06 4 0
Furman 3 2 03 7 0
Richmond 4 3 14 5 1
West Virginia 2 2 03 7 0
William & Mary 2 5 04 6 0
Davidson 0 5 01 8 0
George Washington 0 5 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Virginia*W 37–0
September 26at No. 13 Navy*L 2–29
October 3vs. VPIL 14–2019,000[2]
October 10FurmanL 7–8
October 17vs. VMIL 7–26
October 24George Washington
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 14–75,000[3]
October 31The Citadel
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 13–38
November 7at DavidsonW 25–7
November 14at Florida State*W 9–0
November 21at RichmondL 12–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1959 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results".
  2. "Indians Nipped By VPI In Harvest Bowl Tilt" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 6, 1959. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  3. "W&M rally beats Colonials, 14–7". The Progress-Index. October 25, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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