1959 William & Mary Indians football team

The 1959 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1959 college football season.[1] The September 26th contest against the #13 Naval Academy marked the inaugural game in the brand new Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, which replaced Thompson Stadium as the location for all of Navy's future home games. William & Mary lost the game, 2–29.

1959 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1959 record4–6 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coachMilt Drewer (3rd year)
Home stadiumCary Field
1959 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
VMI $ 5 0 1  8 1 1
The Citadel 5 1 0  8 2 0
VPI 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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19at Virginia*W 37–0
September 26at No. 13 Navy*L 2–29
October 3vs. VPIRoanoke, VirginiaL 14–20
October 10FurmanL 7–8
October 17vs. VMI
L 7–26
October 24George WashingtonW 14–7
October 31The CitadelL 13–38
November 7at DavidsonW 25–7
November 14at Florida State*
W 9–0
November 21at RichmondL 12–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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