1959 NAIA football season

The 1959 NAIA football season was the fourth season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season was played from August to December 1959, culminating in the fourth annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year again at Stewart Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. During its four years in St. Petersburg, the game was called the Holiday Bowl.

1959 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust–December 1959
PostseasonDecember 5–19, 1959
National ChampionshipStewart Field
St. Petersburg, FL
ChampionTexas A&I

Texas A&I defeated Lenoir Rhyne in the championship game, 20–7, to win their first NAIA national title.[1]

Conference standings
1959 Badger-Gopher Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lakeland + 3 –1 –03 –2 –1
Northland + 3 –1 –03 –5 –0
Northwestern (WI) 2 –2 –05 –2 –0
Bethel (MN) 1 –3 –01 –7 –0
Milton 1 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1959 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Benedict's $ 5 –0 –07 –3 –0
Pittsburg State 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Washburn 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Emporia State 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
Fort Hays State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Omaha 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 College Conference of Illinois football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wheaton (IL) $ 6 –0 –16 –1 –2
Illinois Wesleyan 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Carroll (WI) 4 –2 –15 –2 –1
Augustana (IL) 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
North Central (IL) 3 –2 –24 –3 –2
Lake Forest 2 –5 –03 –5 –0
Millikin 2 –5 –02 –6 –0
Elmhurst 0 –7 –00 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Evergreen Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Whitworth $ 4 –1 –09 –1 –0
Puget Sound 3 –1 –16 –1 –1
Central Washington 3 –2 –03 –6 –0
Western Washington 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Eastern Washington 1 –3 –12 –6 –1
Pacific Lutheran 1 –3 –11 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Frontier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State–Flagstaff $ 3 –0 –06 –2 –1
Panhandle A&M 2 –1 –04 –5 –1
New Mexico Western 0 –2 –13 –3 –1
New Mexico Highlands 0 –2 –12 –5 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Louisiana Tech $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0
McNeese State 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Northwestern State 2 –3 –04 –5 –1
Southwestern Louisiana 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 –4 –03 –2 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 –4 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler $ 6 –0 –09 –0 –0
Evansville 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Indiana State 3 –3 –05 –3 –0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Valparaiso 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
DePauw 1 –5 –01 –7 –1
Ball State 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Western Illinois $ 6 –0 –09 –0 –0
No. 17 Northern Illinois State 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Central Michigan 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Southern Illinois 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Eastern Illinois 1 –4 –13 –5 –1
Eastern Michigan 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
Illinois State Normal 0 –5 –13 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Iowa Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wartburg $ 8 –0 –08 –1 –0
Buena Vista 7 –1 –08 –1 –0
Luther 6 –2 –06 –3 –0
Iowa Wesleyan 5 –3 –05 –4 –0
Dubuque 4 –4 –05 –4 –0
Parsons 3 –5 –03 –7 –0
Central (IA) 2 –6 –03 –6 –0
Upper Iowa 1 –7 –01 –8 –0
Simpson 0 –8 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
College of Emporia $ 7 –0 –09 –1 –0
Ottawa 6 –1 –06 –3 –0
Baker 5 –2 –05 –4 –0
Kansas Wesleyan 3 –3 –13 –5 –1
McPherson 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Bethany (KS) 2 –4 –14 –4 –1
Friends 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
Bethel (KS) 0 –7 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Texas A&I +^ 6 –1 –012 –1 –0
No. 4 East Texas State + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Lamar Tech 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
Stephen F. Austin 4 –3 –04 –6 –1
Sam Houston State 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Howard Payne 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Southwest Texas State 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Sul Ross 0 –7 –00 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Hillsdale $^ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
Hope 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Alma 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Albion 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Olivet 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
Adrian 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
Kalamazoo 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Mid-Ohio League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bluffton $ 5 –0 –06 –3 –0
Findlay 3 –1 –15 –3 –1
Ashland 3 –1 –14 –3 –2
Ohio Northern 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Defiance 1 –4 –01 –8 –0
Wilmington (OH) 0 –5 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Gustavus Adolphus $ 7 –0 –08 –1 –0
Concordia (MN) 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Minnesota–Duluth 4 –2 –15 –2 –1
Saint John's (MN) 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
St. Thomas (MN) 3 –3 –14 –3 –1
Augsburg 2 –5 –03 –5 –0
Macalester 1 –6 –02 –6 –0
Hamline 0 –7 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 William Jewell $ 3 –0 –08 –1 –0
Missouri Valley 2 –1 –07 –2 –0
Culver–Stockton 1 –2 –16 –3 –1
Tarkio 1 –2 –13 –5 –1
Central (MO) 0 –2 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Montana + 4 –1 –05 –2 –0
Rocky Mountain + 4 –1 –04 –2 –0
Carroll (MT) 3 –2 –04 –4 –0
Western Montana 3 –2 –05 –2 –1
Northern Montana 1 –4 –01 –6 –0
Montana Mines 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1959 Nebraska College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kearney State $ 7 –0 –08 –2 –0
Peru State 6 –1 –07 –1 –0
Chadron State 5 –2 –06 –2 –0
Doane 5 –3 –15 –3 –1
Nebraska Wesleyan 4 –3 –15 –3 –1
Wayne State (NE) 4 –3 –14 –4 –1
Hastings 2 –2 –33 –2 –3
Concordia (NE) 2 –6 –03 –6 –0
Dana 0 –7 –00 –8 –0
Midland 0 –8 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mayville State $ 5 –0 –16 –0 –1
Dickinson State 4 –2 –05 –2 –0
Minot State 2 –2 –23 –2 –2
Valley City State 3 –3 –04 –3 –0
Wahpeton Science 2 –2 –22 –2 –2
Jamestown 1 –4 –12 –5 –1
Ellendale 1 –5 –02 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. Lenoir–Rhyne $^ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
Appalachian State 5 –1 –06 –4 –0
Western Carolina 4 –2 –07 –2 –1
East Carolina 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Catawba 2 –4 –02 –7 –1
Guilford 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Elon 0 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Northern State College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bemidji State + 4 –1 –06 –1 –1
Michigan Tech + 4 –1 –06 –2 –0
Mankato State + 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Winona State 2 –3 –02 –5 –0
St. Cloud State 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
Moorhead State 0 –5 –00 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1959 Northwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Willamette $ 3 –1 –15 –3 –1
Lewis & Clark 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
College of Idaho 2 –2 –16 –3 –1
Whitman 2 –3 –05 –3 –0
Pacific (OR) 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Linfield 1 –2 –24 –3 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Langston $ 6 –0 –07 –1 –0
No. 11 Central State (OK) 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
East Central 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
SW Oklahoma State 3 –3 –03 –6 –1
Northeastern State 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
NW Oklahoma State 1 –5 –04 –5 –0
SE Oklahoma State 0 –6 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oregon Tech $ 4 –0 –06 –2 –0
Southern Oregon 3 –1 –04 –5 –0
Eastern Oregon 2 –2 –03 –6 –0
Portland State 1 –3 –01 –8 –0
Oregon College 0 –4 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10/10 West Chester $ 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
California (PA) 4 –2 –06 –2 –0
Shippensburg 5 –2 –06 –2 –0
Clarion 4 –1 –16 –1 –1
East Stroudsburg 3 –2 –05 –2 –2
Lock Haven 5 –2 –06 –2 –0
Millersville 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Slippery Rock 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
Edinboro 2 –3 –13 –4 –1
Bloomsburg 2 –4 –05 –2 –1
Indiana (PA) 1 –3 –13 –4 –1
Mansfield 1 –4 –22 –4 –2
Kutztown 1 –2 –13 –4 –1
Cheyney 0 –6 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Saylor system of ratings.
Rankings from NAIA poll and UPI small college poll
1959 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Huron + 7 –1 –09 –1 –0
Southern State + 7 –1 –07 –2 –0
General Beadle 5 –2 –15 –2 –1
Northern State 5 –3 –05 –4 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 3 –4 –13 –5 –1
South Dakota Tech 3 –4 –03 –4 –0
Sioux Falls 2 –5 –02 –5 –0
Black Hills 1 –6 –01 –6 –0
Yankton 0 –7 –00 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Whittier $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0
Redlands 4 –1 –06 –4 –0
Pomona 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Occidental 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Caltech 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
Claremont-Mudd 0 –5 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Southern $ 7 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 16 Prairie View A&M 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Texas Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas AM&N 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Grambling 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Texas College 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Wiley 0 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 West Penn Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Westminster (PA) $ 5 –0 –06 –2 –0
Carnegie Tech 3 –1 –07 –1 –0
Geneva 2 –2 –07 –2 –0
Saint Vincent 1 –3 –03 –4 –0
Grove City 0 –2 –13 –5 –1
Waynesburg 0 –3 –11 –6 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
West Liberty State x 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Shepherd 3 –2 –04 –4 –0
West Virginia State 2 –2 –02 –5 –1
Davis & Elkins 1 –6 –01 –6 –0
Salem 0 –8 –00 –8 –0
Bluefield State * 0 –1 –03 –6 –0
Western Division
No. 12 Fairmont State x$ 8 –0 –08 –1 –0
West Virginia Tech 4 –1 –07 –1 –0
Potomac State 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
West Virginia Wesleyan 5 –2 –06 –2 –0
Glenville State 4 –3 –04 –3 –0
Concord 2 –6 –02 –7 –0
Bethany (WV) * 0 –1 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Salem forfeited seven conference wins, over Concord, Davis & Elkins, Glenville State, Potomac State, West Liberty State, West Virginia State, and West Virginia Wesleyan.
    Conference standings based on power ratings
Rankings from NAIA poll
1959 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Whitewater State $ 6 –0 –07 –1 –1
La Crosse State 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Superior State 3 –1 –24 –3 –2
Stevens Point State 3 –3 –14 –3 –1
Milwaukee 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Oshkosh State 2 –3 –23 –3 –2
Eau Claire State 2 –4 –12 –5 –1
River Falls State 2 –4 –12 –6 –1
Platteville State 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Stout State 0 –5 –12 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1959 NAIA independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Austin   –  8 –2 –0
No. 9 McMurry   –  8 –2 –0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^   –  8 –2 –0
Georgetown (KY)   –  5 –2 –0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   –  4 –5 –1
Eastern New Mexico   –  4 –6 –0
La Verne   –  3 –6 –0
Carson–Newman   –  1 –7 –1
Earlham   –  1 –7 –0
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

Postseason
Semifinals
December 5, 1959 		Championship
December 19, 1959
Holiday Bowl[2]
      
Hillsdale 0
Texas A&I* 20
Texas A&I 20
Lenoir–Rhyne 7
Southern Connecticut State 20
Lenoir–Rhyne* 47

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  2. "1959 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
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