1959 Wiley Wildcats football team
The 1959 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 29th-year head coach Fred T. Long, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a conference record of 0–7, and finished eighth in the SWAC.
| 1959 Wiley Wildcats football | |
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Prairie View Bowl, L 10–47 vs. Prairie View A&M | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (0–7 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Wiley Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Prairie View A&M | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at Bishop* | W 47–7 | [1] | ||
| October 3 | Alcorn A&M* |
| W 16–6 | [2] | |
| October 10 | at Florida A&M* | L 0–64 | [3] | ||
| October 17 | vs. Grambling | L 20–42 | 1,000 | [4] | |
| October 24 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| L 13–24 | [5] | |
| October 31 | Texas Southern |
| L 0–23 | [6] | |
| November 7 | at Jackson State |
| L 14–48 | [7] | |
| November 14 | Southern |
| L 6–18 | [8] | |
| November 21 | at Prairie View A&M | L 12–21 | |||
| November 26 | Texas College |
| L 20–22 | [9] | |
| January 1 | vs. Prairie View A&M | L 10–47 | 1,200 | [10] | |
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References
- "Wiley whips Bishop, 47–7". The Marshall News Messenger. September 28, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wiley's Wildcats claw the Alcorn Braves 16–6". The Call. October 9, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida A&M runs past Wiley, 64–0". Tallahassee Democrat. October 11, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grambling is 42–20 victor". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ark. State A&M Lions claw Wiley's Wildcats, 24–13 in homecoming tilt". The Call. October 30, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Homecoming slated today at Grambling". Monroe Morning World. November 7, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson State College Tigers run roughshod over Wiley Wildcats". Jackson Advocate. November 14, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern defeats Wiley 'Cats, 18–6". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "TC Steers top Wiley by 22–20". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 27, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Panthers cop win". Lincoln Journal-Star. January 2, 1960. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1959 – Wiley (TX)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
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