1959 Army Cadets football team

1959 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
1959 record	4–4–1
Head coach	Dale Hall (1st season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
	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
Memphis State			–					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
Florida State			–					4	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Xavier			–					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

The 1959 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1959 college football season. 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.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 26	Boston College	No. 7	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	W 44–8
October 3	at Illinois	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	L 14–20
October 10	No. 16 Penn State		Michie Stadium West Point, New York	L 11–17
October 17	at Duke		Duke Stadium Durham, North Carolina	W 21–6
October 24	Colorado State		Michie Stadium West Point, New York	W 25–6
October 31	vs. Air Force		Yankee Stadium Bronx, New York (Rivalry)	T 13–13
November 7	Villanova		Michie Stadium West Point, New York	W 14–0
November 14	at Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	L 20–28
November 28	vs. Navy		Municipal Stadium Philadelphia (Army–Navy Game)	L 12–43
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1959 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Caldwell, JoeJoe Caldwell 7.0 !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