1959 Pepperdine Waves football team

1959 Pepperdine Waves football
Conference Independent
1959 record 2–5–1
Head coach John Scolinos (5th season)
Home stadium Sentinel Field

The 1959 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] during the 1959 College Division football season.

Pepperdine competed as an Independent in 1959. The team was led by fifth-year head coach John Scolinos. For the 1959 season, the Waves moved home games back to Sentinel Field on the campus of Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. They had previously played at Sentinel Field in 1946, 1947, & 1949. Pepperdine finished the season with a record of two wins, five losses and one tie (2–5–1).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 26 at Nevada Mackay Stadium [note 2] • Reno, NV L 12–27  
October 3 at Los Angeles State[note 3] Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA ("Old Shoe" Rivalry) L 14–48  
October 10 Whittier Sentinel Field • Inglewood, CA L 6–23  
October 17 at San Diego Balboa Stadium • San Diego, CA W 19–6  
October 23 Cal Poly Pomona[note 4] Pomona Catholic High School • Pomona, CA L 14–30  
October 31 at Cal Western[note 5] Balboa Stadium ? • San Diego, CA W 31–7  
November 7 Long Beach State[note 6]dagger Sentinel Field • Inglewood, CA L 7–26   2,800
November 14 San Diego State[note 7] Sentinel Field • Inglewood, CA T 14–14[1]   1,500
daggerHomecoming.

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Team players in the NFL

No Pepperdine players were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
  4. ↑ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  5. ↑ Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.
  6. ↑ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  7. ↑ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

  1. ↑ Howard Hagen (November 15, 1959). "Pepperdine's Rally Ties Aztecs, 14-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  2. ↑ "1959 - Pepperdine". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
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