American college football season
1959 Army Cadets football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Record | 4–4–1 |
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Head coach | |
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Captain | Bill Carpenter |
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Home stadium | Michie Stadium |
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The 1959 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1959 college 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]
Army end Bill Carpenter was a consensus first-team player on the 1959 College Football All-America Team.[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | | Boston College | No. 7 | | | W 44–8 | 22,500 | |
October 3 | | at Illinois | No. 4 | | | L 14–20 | 64,891 | |
October 10 | | No. 16 Penn State | | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| | L 11–17 | 27,500 | |
October 17 | | at Duke | | | | W 21–6 | 33,500 | [4] |
October 24 | | Colorado State | | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| | W 25–6 | | |
October 31 | 1:45 p.m. | vs. Air Force | | | NBC | T 13–13 | 67,000 | [5] |
November 7 | | Villanova | | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| | W 14–0 | | |
November 14 | | at Oklahoma | | | | L 20–28 | 62,472 | |
November 28 | 1:15 p.m. | vs. Navy | | | NBC | L 12–43 | | |
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Personnel
1959 Army Black Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | | Joe Caldwell | Sr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ "Army beats Duke, 21 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Air Academy battles Army to tie Yankee Stadium". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 1, 1959. p. 4, sports.
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