| 1959 George Washington Colonials football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 1–8 (0–5 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Griffith Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Bo Sherman, the team compiled a 1–8 record (0–5 in the SoCon).[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Detroit* | L 6–38 | 19,609 | [2] | |
| September 25 | at Boston University* | W 18–14 | [3] | ||
| October 2 | West Virginia | L 8–10 | 6,000 | [4] | |
| October 9 | Wichita* |
| L 0–21 | [5] | |
| October 17 | at Furman | L 0–24 | 5,000 | [6] | |
| October 24 | at William & Mary | L 7–14 | 5,000 | [7] | |
| October 30 | VMI |
| L 6–28 | 5,000 | [8] |
| November 7 | at Richmond | L 0–26 | 1,000 | [9] | |
| November 14 | at Navy* | L 8–16 | 14,000 | [10] | |
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References
- ↑ "1959 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Titans Trample GW, 38–6". Detroit Free Press. September 19, 1959. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Final quarter score beats Boston U". The Berkshire Eagle. September 26, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "West Virginia wins on field goal again". The Pittsburgh Press. October 3, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Young puts teeth in Wichita attack". The Kansas City Times. October 10, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Hurricane roars in homecoming romp over GW, 24–0". The Greenville News. October 18, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "W&M rally beats Colonials, 14–7". The Progress-Index. October 25, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "VMI wins, 28–6, over Colonials". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 31, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Richmond defeats George Washington". The News Leader. November 8, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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