1959 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Virginia*W 37–013,000
September 26at No. 13 Navy*L 2–29
October 3vs. VPIL 14–2019,000[2]
October 10FurmanL 7–8[3]
October 17vs. VMIL 7–26
October 24George Washington
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 14–75,000[4]
October 31The Citadel
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 13–38
November 7at DavidsonW 25–74,000[5]
November 14at Florida State*W 9–0
November 26at RichmondL 12–207,500[6]
  • *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. "Indians upset by Furman, 8 to 7". The Progress-Index. October 11, 1959. Retrieved September 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "W&M rally beats Colonials, 14–7". The Progress-Index. October 25, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Davidson bows, 25–7, to William and Mary". The News and Observer. November 8, 1959. Retrieved August 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Spiders down Tribe, 20–12". The Virginian-Pilot. November 27, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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