The 1959 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1959 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Bill Dole, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, tying for eighth in the SoCon.[1]
| 1959 Davidson Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 1–8 (0–5 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Richardson 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 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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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | vs. Catawba* | W 42–6 | 3,000 | [2] | |
| September 26 | Presbyterian* | L 21–25 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | at The Citadel | L 7–13 | [4] | ||
| October 10 | at Richmond | L 7–21 | 2,000 | [5] | |
| October 24 | at VMI |
| L 7–34 | [6] | |
| October 31 | Wofford* |
| L 20–27 | [7] | |
| November 7 | William & Mary |
| L 7–25 | 4,000 | [8] |
| November 14 | Lehigh* |
| L 0–14 | 5,000 | [9] |
| November 20 | at Furman | L 7–35 | [10] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1959 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Davidson batters Catawba, 42 to 6". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1959. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Hose upset Davidson, 25–21". The Times and Democrat. September 27, 1959. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson loses 13–7 decision to The Citadel". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 4, 1959. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Earl Stoudt sparks Richmond for 21–7 win over Davidson". Daily Press. October 11, 1959. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI romps by 34–7". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 25, 1959. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wofford dips 'Cats, 27–20". The Greenville News. November 1, 1959. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson bows, 25–7, to William and Mary". The News and Observer. November 8, 1959. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Crissman, Bob (November 15, 1959). "Lehigh doles Davidson 7th straight loss, 14—0". The Charlotte Observer. p. 2B. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Versatile Furman rips Davidson by 35–7 count". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 21, 1959. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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