1959 Army Cadets Football Team

1959 Army Cadets football
1959 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Dale Hall (1st season);
Captain	Bill Carpenter
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
	Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

In their first year under head coach Dale Hall, the Cadets compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 174 to 141. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost 43–12 to the Midshipmen. The Cadets also lost to Illinois, Penn State, and Oklahoma.

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Syracuse		–		11	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Penn State		–		9	–	2	–	0
Oregon		–		8	–	2	–	0
Rutgers		–		6	–	3	–	0
Detroit		–		6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross		–		6	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		6	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State		–		6	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Pittsburgh		–		6	–	4	–	0
Washington State		–		6	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)		–		5	–	4	–	0
Air Force		–		5	–	4	–	1
Navy		–		5	–	4	–	1
Army		–		4	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		5	–	5	–	0
Boston University		–		4	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		4	–	6	–	0
San Jose State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech		–		4	–	6	–	0
Dayton		–		3	–	7	–	0
Marquette		–		3	–	7	–	0
Oregon State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Colgate		–		2	–	7	–	0
Idaho		–		1	–	9	–	0
Villanova		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

Army end Bill Carpenter was a consensus first-team player on the 1959 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26		Boston College	No. 7	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 44–8	22,500
October 3		at Illinois	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		L 14–20	64,891
October 10		No. 16 Penn State		Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 11–17	27,500
October 17		at Duke		Duke Stadium Durham, NC		W 21–6	33,500
October 24		Colorado State		Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 25–6
October 31	1:45 p.m.	vs. Air Force		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (rivalry)	NBC	T 13–13	67,000
November 7		Villanova		Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 14–0
November 14		at Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 20–28	62,472
November 28	1:15 p.m.	vs. Navy		Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	NBC	L 12–43
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1959 Army Black Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Joe Caldwell	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Dale Hall

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

1959 Army Cadets Football Team

Schedule

Personnel

References

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