1959 Stanford Indians football team

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]

1959 Stanford Indians football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
1959 record3–7 (0–4 AAWU)
Head coachJack Curtice (2nd season)
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1959 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19Oregon*
L 27–28
September 26at No. 8 Wisconsin*
L 14–16
October 3Pacific*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 21–6
October 10at Washington
L 0–10
October 17Washington State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 19–36
October 24at No. 5 USC
L 28–30
October 31San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 54–38
November 7UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 13–55
November 14at Oregon State*
W 39–22
November 21California
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (62nd Big Game)
L 17–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players drafted by the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Dick NormanQuarterback557Chicago Bears
Chris BurfordSplit end9105Cleveland Browns
Dean HinshawTackle13155San Francisco 49ers

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References
  1. "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1959–1963". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  2. "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 20, 2013.
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