1959 Ivy League football season

The 1959 Ivy League football season was the fourth season of college football play for the Ivy League and was part of the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The season began on September 26, 1959, and ended on November 26, 1959. Ivy League teams were 10–5 against non-conference opponents and Penn won the conference championship.[1]

1959 Ivy League football season
LeagueNCAA University Division
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 26, 1959 –
November 26, 1959
Number of teams8
1960 NFL Draft
Top draft pickTom Budrewicz (Brown)
Picked byChicago Bears, 140th overall
Regular season
ChampionsPenn
1959 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn $ 6 1 07 1 1
Dartmouth 5 1 15 3 1
Harvard 4 3 06 3 0
Yale 4 3 06 3 0
Cornell 3 4 05 4 0
Princeton 3 4 04 5 0
Brown 1 5 12 6 1
Columbia 1 6 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Season overview

Conf. Rank Team Head coach AP final AP high Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1Penn[2]Steve SeboNRNR7–1–16–121.78.2
2Dartmouth[3]Bob BlackmanNRNR5–3–15–1–110.711.8
3Harvard[4]John YovicsinNRNR6–34–319.711.2
4Yale[5]Jordan OlivarNR#136–34–317.710.6
5 (tie)Cornell[6]George K. JamesNRNR5–43–412.215.1
5 (tie)Princeton[7]Dick ColmanNRNR4–53–413.810.8
7Brown[8]John McLaughryNRNR2–6–11–5–15.715.4
8Columbia[9]Aldo DonelliNRNR2–71–69.121.0

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Ivy League member won
Ivy League member lost
Ivy League teams in bold

Week 1

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
September 26LafayettePennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAW 26–0
September 26Holy CrossDartmouthMemorial FieldHanover, NHL 8–31
September 26MassachusettsHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAW 36–22
September 26ConnecticutYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTW 20–0
September 26CornellColgateColgate UniversityHamilton, NYW 20–15
September 26RutgersPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJL 6–8
September 26ColumbiaBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RICOL 21–6

Week 2

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 3DartmouthPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAPENN 13–0
October 3BucknellHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAW 20–6
October 3BrownYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTYALE 17–0
October 3LehighCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYW 13–6
October 3PrincetonColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYPRIN 22–0

Week 3

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 10PennPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJPENN 18–0
October 10BrownDartmouthMemorial FieldHanover, NHT 0–0
October 10CornellHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MACOR 20–16
October 10ColumbiaYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTYALE 14–0

Week 4

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 17BrownPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAPENN 36–9
October 17DartmouthBoston CollegeAlumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MAL 12–35
October 17ColumbiaHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAHAR 38–22
October 17YaleCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYYALE 23–0
October 17ColgatePrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJW 42–7

Week 5

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 24NavyPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAT 22–22
October 24DartmouthHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MADART 9–0
October 24Colgate#19 YaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTW 21–0
October 24CornellPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJPRIN 20–0
October 24Rhode IslandBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RIW 6–0
October 24Holy CrossColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYL 0–34

Week 6

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 31HarvardPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAHAR 12–0
October 31Dartmouth#13 YaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTDART 12–8
October 31ColumbiaCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYCOR 13–7
October 31BrownPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJPRIN 7–0

Week 7

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
November 7YalePennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAPENN 28–12
November 7DartmouthColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYDART 22–0
November 7PrincetonHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAHAR 14–0
November 7BrownCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYCOR 19–0

Week 8

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
November 14PennColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYPENN 24–6
November 14CornellDartmouthMemorial FieldHanover, NHDART 21–12
November 14HarvardBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RIBROWN 16–6
November 14YalePrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJYALE 38–20

Week 9

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
November 21DartmouthPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJDART 12–7
November 21HarvardYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTHAR 35–6
November 21RutgersColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYW 26–16
November 26CornellPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAPENN 28–13
November 26ColgateBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RIL 14–33

1960 NFL Draft

Two Ivy League players were drafted in the 1960 NFL draft, held in November 1959: Tom Budrewicz and Jack Hanlon.[10]

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
12 140 Chicago Bears Tom Budrewicz  T Brown Ivy
18 213 Cleveland Browns Jack Hanlon  B Penn Ivy

References

  1. "1959 Ivy Group Year Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  2. "1959 Penn Quakers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. "1959 Dartmouth Big Green Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. "1959 Harvard Crimson Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  5. "1959 Yale Bulldogs Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  6. "1959 Cornell Big Red Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  7. "1959 Princeton Tigers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  8. "1959 Brown Bears Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  9. "1959 Columbia Lions Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  10. "1960 NFL Draft". The Pro Football Archives. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
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