1959 Stanford Indians football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record3–7 (0–4 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1959 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Washington ^ + 3 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 14 USC + 3 –1 –08 –2 –0
UCLA + 3 –1 –05 –4 –1
California 1 –3 –02 –8 –0
Stanford 0 –4 –03 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by Jack Curtice in his second year. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Oregon*
L 27–28
September 26at No. 8 Wisconsin*
L 14–1641,892
October 3Pacific (CA)*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 21–6
October 10at Washington
L 0–1036,713[2]
October 17Washington State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 19–3628,500
October 24at No. 5 USC
L 28–3044,209
October 31San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 54–38
November 7UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 13–5535,000
November 14at Oregon State*
W 39–2210,900[3]
November 21California
L 17–2090,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players drafted by the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Dick NormanQuarterback557Chicago Bears
Chris BurfordSplit end9105Cleveland Browns
Dean HinshawTackle13155San Francisco 49ers

[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1959–1963". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ "UW tops Tribe". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 11, 1959. p. 1B.
  3. ↑ Tims, Marvin (November 15, 1959). "Face paces Stanford past OSC by 39-22". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  4. ↑ "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 20, 2013.
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