1959 Chico State Wildcats football team

1959 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference Far Western Conference
1959 record 4–4 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach George Maderos (2nd season)
Home stadium College Field
1959 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#17 San Francisco State $ 5 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
Humboldt State 4 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Nevada 3 –2 –0  4 –3 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
UC Davis 0 –5 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1959 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1] during the 1959 College Division football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1959. They played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

The 1959 Wildcats were led by second-year head coach George Maderos. Chico State finished the season with a record of four wins and four losses (4–4, 2–3 FWC). The Wildcats outscored their opponents 186–116 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 26 Southern Oregon[note 2]* College Field • Chico, CA W 34–6  
October 3 at Nevada Mackay Stadium[note 3] • Reno, NV L 8–27  
October 10 at Arizona State College[note 4]* Lumberjack Stadium • Flagstaff, AZ L 12–26  
October 17 Sacramento State[note 5] College Field • Chico, CA W 28–2  
October 24 La Verne* College Field • Chico, CA W 49–0  
October 31 Humboldt State[note 6] College Field • Chico, CA L 12–13  
November 7 at UC Davis[note 7] Aggie Field • Davis, CA W 30–10  
November 14 San Francisco State[note 8] College Field • Chico, CA L 13–32  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ↑ Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
  3. ↑ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State College from 1958 to 1965.
  5. ↑ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  6. ↑ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.
  7. ↑ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  8. ↑ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

  1. ↑ "1959 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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