1959 NCAA College Division football season

The 1959 NCAA College Division football season was the fourth season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

1959 NCAA College Division football season
Champion(s)Bowling Green (UPI)
Florida A&M (black)
College Division football seasons

Conference standings
1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Fresno State $ 5 –0 –0  7 –3 –0
Los Angeles State 3 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Cal Poly 3 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
UC Santa Barbara 2 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Long Beach State 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
San Diego State 0 –5 –0  1 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
St. Benedict's $ 5 –0 –0  7 –3 –0
Pittsburg State 4 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Washburn 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Emporia State 2 –3 –0  2 –7 –0
Fort Hays State 1 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Omaha 1 –4 –0  1 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 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
1959 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 –4 –0  3 –2 –0
McNeese State 2 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Northwestern State 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –1
Southwestern Louisiana 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 –4 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Hoosier Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Anderson (IN) $ 5 –0 –0  7 –1 –0
Taylor 3 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Franklin (IN) 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Hanover 2 –3 –0  2 –6 –1
Indiana Central 1 –3 –1  3 –5 –1
Manchester (IN) 0 –4 –1  3 –5 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1959 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Butler $ 6 –0 –0  9 –0 –0
Evansville 4 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Indiana State 3 –3 –0  5 –3 –0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Valparaiso 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
DePauw 1 –5 –0  1 –7 –1
Ball State 1 –5 –0  1 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Western Illinois $ 6 –0 –0  9 –0 –0
Northern Illinois State 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Central Michigan 4 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Southern Illinois 4 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Eastern Illinois 1 –4 –1  3 –5 –1
Eastern Michigan 1 –5 –0  1 –7 –0
Illinois State 0 –5 –1  3 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wartburg $ 8 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Buena Vista 7 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Luther 6 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Iowa Wesleyan 5 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Dubuque 4 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Parsons 3 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Central (IA) 2 –6 –0  3 –6 –0
Upper Iowa 1 –7 –0  1 –8 –0
Simpson 0 –8 –0  0 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Texas A&I +^ 6 –1 –0  12 –1 –0
East Texas State + 6 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Lamar Tech 4 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
Stephen F. Austin 4 –3 –0  4 –6 –1
Sam Houston State 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Howard Payne 3 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Southwest Texas State 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Sul Ross 0 –7 –0  0 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1959 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Bowling Green $ 6 –0 –0  9 –0 –0
Ohio 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Miami 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Kent State 3 –3 –0  5 –3 –0
Western Michigan 3 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Marshall 1 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
Toledo 0 –6 –0  2 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Mid-Ohio League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Bluffton $ 5 –0 –0  6 –3 –0
Findlay 3 –1 –1  5 –3 –1
Ashland 3 –1 –1  4 –3 –2
Ohio Northern 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Defiance 1 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
Wilmington (OH) 0 –5 –0  1 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
University
Delaware x 5 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Gettysburg 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Lafayette 4 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Bucknell 3 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Rutgers 2 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Lehigh 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Temple 0 –5 –0  0 –9 –0
Muhlenberg* 1 –2 –0  3 –6 –0
College–Northern
Albright x 6 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Juniata 5 –1 –0  7 –1 –0
Wagner 5 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
Lebanon Valley 3 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
Susquehanna 3 –2 –0  4 –3 –0
Moravian 2 –4 –0  3 –5 –0
Wilkes 2 –5 –0  2 –5 –0
Lycoming 1 –4 –0  3 –5 –0
Scranton* 3 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x 6 –0 –0  7 –1 –0
Pennsylvania Military 6 –2 –0  6 –2 –0
Western Maryland 3 –2 –1  5 –2 –2
Ursinus 2 –5 –0  2 –6 –0
Dickinson 1 –5 –0  1 –7 –0
Haverford 0 –5 –0  1 –5 –0
Drexel 0 –5 –0  1 –6 –0
Franklin & Marshall* 1 –2 –1  4 –3 –1
Swarthmore* 1 –3 –0  ? –? –?
West Chester* 0 –0 –0  7 –1 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll
1959 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Middle Tennessee State + 5 –0 –1  10 –0 –1
Tennessee Tech + 5 –0 –1  7 –2 –2
East Tennessee State 4 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Western Kentucky 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Eastern Kentucky 2 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Morehead State 1 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Murray State 0 –6 –0  0 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI College Division poll
1959 Mid-Ohio League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Bluffton $ 5 –0 –0  6 –3 –0
Findlay 3 –1 –1  5 –3 –1
Ashland 3 –1 –1  4 –3 –2
Ohio Northern 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Defiance 1 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
Wilmington (OH) 0 –5 –0  1 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Idaho State $ 3 –0 –0  6 –2 –0
Adams State 3 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Colorado State–Greeley 3 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Colorado College 2 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Colorado Mines 1 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Western State 1 –4 –0  3 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Southern $  7 –0     8 –2  
Prairie View A&M  6 –1     9 –2  
Texas Southern  5 –2     7 –3  
Jackson State  4 –3     6 –4  
Arkansas AM&N  2 –5     4 –6  
Grambling  2 –5     4 –6  
Texas College  2 –5     4 –6  
Wiley  0 –7     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll
1959 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Connecticut $ 4 –0 –0  6 –3 –0
UMass 2 –2 –0  3 –5 –1
Maine 1 –2 –2  3 –3 –2
New Hampshire 1 –2 –1  3 –3 –2
Rhode Island 1 –2 –1  3 –5 –1
Vermont 0 –1 –0  4 –3 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Carnegie Tech   –    7 –1 –0
Cal Poly Pomona   –    7 –1 –1
Santa Clara   –    4 –1 –0
Northern Michigan   –    6 –2 –0
UC Riverside   –    5 –2 –0
Memphis State   –    6 –4 –0
Mississippi Southern   –    6 –4 –0
Abilene Christian   –    5 –5 –0
Baldwin–Wallace   –    4 –4 –0
Wabash   –    3 –5 –1
Xavier   –    4 –6 –0
Hawaii   –    3 –6 –0
La Verne   –    3 –6 –0
Pepperdine   –    2 –5 –1
Chattanooga   –    3 –7 –0
Tampa   –    3 –7 –0
Drake   –    2 –7 –0
Northeastern   –    1 –6 –1
Washington University   –    1 –7 –0

Rankings
Main article: 1959 NCAA College Division football rankings

Small college poll

In 1959, United Press International (UPI) conducted its "small college" coaches' poll for the second time; they voted the Bowling Green Falcons, who had a 9–0 record and outscored their opponents 274–83,[1] as the number one team.[2]

United Press International (coaches) final poll
Published on November 27[3]

Rank School Record No. 1
votes		 Total
points
1Bowling Green9–023407
2Mississippi Southern6–35247
3Middle Tennessee9–02231
4Delaware8–11211
5East Texas State9–1179
6Western Illinois9–0152
7Memphis State5–486
8Louisiana Tech8–1281
9Ohio7–276
10West Chester7–171

References
  1. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/b/bowling_green/1955-1959_yearly_results.php
  2. "Bowling Green Is Voted No. 1", Lincoln Evening Journal, November 27, 1959, p14
  3. UPI (November 27, 1959). "Bowling Green Top Small College Football Team". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. Retrieved February 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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