1959 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONSyracuse11–0 overall
HEISMANBilly CannonLSU · HB
#1 PICKBilly CannonLSU · Los Angeles Rams, 1960 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

4 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1960Cotton BowlSyracuse 23, Texas 14
Jan 1, 1960Sugar BowlOle Miss 21, LSU 0
Jan 1, 1960Rose BowlWashington 44, Wisconsin 8
Jan 1, 1960Orange BowlGeorgia 14, Missouri 0

1959 STANDINGS

12 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Clemson finished atop the 1959 ACC standings at 6–1 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Clemson6–19–2CLEM 23–7 TCU
North Carolina5–25–5–
Wake Forest4–36–4–
South Carolina4–36–4–
Maryland4–25–5–
Duke2–34–6–
NC State0–61–9–
Virginia0–50–10–

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN UNIVERSITIES

Washington finished atop the 1959 Athletic Association of Western Universities standings at 3–1 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Washington3–110–1WASH 44–8 WIS
USC3–18–2–
UCLA3–15–4–1–
California1–32–8–
Stanford0–42–7–

BIG 8

Oklahoma finished atop the 1959 Big 8 standings at 5–1 in conference play (7–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma5–17–3–
Missouri4–26–5UGA 14–0 MIZ
Iowa State3–36–3–
Colorado3–35–5–
Kansas3–34–5–
Nebraska2–44–6–
Kansas State1–52–7–

BIG TEN

Wisconsin finished atop the 1959 Big Ten standings at 5–2 in conference play (6–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wisconsin5–26–3WASH 44–8 WIS
Northwestern4–36–3–
Purdue4–2–15–2–2–
Michigan State4–25–4–
Illinois4–2–15–3–1–
Iowa3–35–4–
Michigan3–44–5–
Indiana2–4–13–4–1–
Ohio State2–4–13–5–1–
Minnesota1–62–7–

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Arizona State finished atop the 1959 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 5–0 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Arizona State5–010–1–
New Mexico State2–26–3NMSU 28–8 UNT
Arizona2–14–6–
UTEP2–32–6–

MAC

Bowling Green finished atop the 1959 MAC standings at 1–0.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Bowling Green0–01–0
Miami (OH)0–01–2
Marshall0–00–1

MIDDLE ATLANTIC

Delaware finished atop the 1959 Middle Atlantic standings at 1–0.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Delaware0–01–0

OVC

Middle Tennessee finished atop the 1959 OVC standings at 1–0.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Middle Tennessee0–01–0

SEC

Georgia finished atop the 1959 SEC standings at 7–0 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Georgia7–010–1UGA 14–0 MIZ
Ole Miss6–110–1MISS 21–0 LSU
LSU5–29–2MISS 21–0 LSU
Auburn4–37–3–
Alabama4–1–27–2–2PSU 7–0 ALA
Georgia Tech3–36–5ARK 14–7 GT
Vanderbilt3–2–25–3–2–
Tennessee3–4–15–4–1–
Florida2–45–4–1–
Kentucky1–62–6–
Tulane0–5–12–6–1–
Mississippi State0–72–7–

SKYLINE

Wyoming finished atop the 1959 Skyline standings at 7–0 in conference play (8–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wyoming7–08–1–
Colorado State5–24–4–
New Mexico4–26–3–
Utah3–24–5–
Utah State2–54–6–
BYU2–53–6–

SOUTHERN

Virginia Tech finished atop the 1959 Southern standings at 3–1 in conference play (6–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Virginia Tech3–16–4–
West Virginia2–22–6–

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas and Texas finished atop the 1959 Southwest standings at 5–1 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Arkansas5–19–2ARK 14–7 GT
Texas5–19–2SYR 23–14 TEX
TCU5–18–3CLEM 23–7 TCU
SMU2–3–15–4–1–
Baylor2–44–6–
Rice1–4–11–7–2–
Texas A&M0–63–7–

INDEPENDENTS

Syracuse finished atop the 1959 independents at 10–0.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Syracuse10–0SYR 23–14 TEX
Penn State8–2PSU 7–0 ALA
Oregon8–2–
North Texas7–2NMSU 28–8 UNT
Miami6–4–
Rutgers6–3–
Washington State5–4–
Notre Dame5–5–
Pittsburgh5–4–
Air Force4–4–1–
Army4–4–1–
Navy4–4–1–
Texas Tech4–6–
Tulsa4–4–
Cincinnati3–3–
Florida State3–6–
San José State3–5–
Oklahoma State3–4–
Oregon State3–7–
Boston College3–3–
Southern Miss2–2–
Houston2–7–
Louisville1–1–
Fresno State1–1–
Memphis1–3–
Hawai'i0–3–
UConn0–2–
Massachusetts0–1–
Arkansas State0–1–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

4 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 2, 1960Postseason gameArkansas 14, Georgia Tech 7
Dec 31, 1959Postseason gameNew Mexico State 28, North Texas 8
Dec 19, 1959Postseason gamePenn State 7, Alabama 0
Dec 19, 1959Postseason gameClemson 23, TCU 7