1959_NAIA_football_season

1959 NAIA football season

1959 NAIA football season

American college 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.

Quick Facts Regular season, Postseason ...

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

Conference standings

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