1959 Stanford Indians football team

1959 Stanford Indians football
1959 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	3–7 (0–4 AAWU)
Head coach	Jack Curtice (2nd season);
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
	Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Washington ^ +	3	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 14 USC +	3	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
UCLA +	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
California	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Stanford	0	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by Jack Curtice in his second year. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Oregon*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 27–28
September 26	at No. 8 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 14–16	41,892
October 3	Pacific (CA)*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 21–6
October 10	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–10	36,713	^[2]
October 17	Washington State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 19–36	28,500
October 24	at No. 5 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 28–30	44,209
October 31	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 54–38
November 7	UCLA	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 13–55	35,000
November 14	at Oregon State*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 39–22	10,900	^[3]
November 21	California	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	L 17–20	90,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1959–1963". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
^ "UW tops Tribe". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 11, 1959. p. 1B.
^ Tims, Marvin (November 15, 1959). "Face paces Stanford past OSC by 39-22". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 20, 2013.

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