The 1959 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1959 college 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]
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Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
Record | 3–7 (0–4 AAWU) |
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Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Washington ^ + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 USC + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | Oregon* |
| L 27–28 | ||
September 26 | at No. 8 Wisconsin* | L 14–16 | 41,892 | ||
October 3 | Pacific (CA)* |
| W 21–6 | ||
October 10 | at Washington | L 0–10 | 36,713 | [2] | |
October 17 | Washington State* |
| L 19–36 | 28,500 | |
October 24 | at No. 5 USC | L 28–30 | 44,209 | ||
October 31 | San Jose State* |
| W 54–38 | ||
November 7 | UCLA |
| L 13–55 | 35,000 | |
November 14 | at Oregon State* | W 39–22 | 10,900 | [3] | |
November 21 | California |
| L 17–20 | 90,000 | |
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Players drafted by the NFL
editPlayer | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Dick Norman | Quarterback | 5 | 57 | Chicago Bears |
Chris Burford | Split end | 9 | 105 | Cleveland Browns |
Dean Hinshaw | Tackle | 13 | 155 | San Francisco 49ers |
References
edit- ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1959–1963". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ "UW tops Tribe". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 11, 1959. p. 1B.
- ^ Tims, Marvin (November 15, 1959). "Face paces Stanford past OSC by 39-22". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 20, 2013.