1959 William & Mary Indians football team

1959 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
1959 record	4–6 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Milt Drewer (3rd year)
Home stadium	Cary Field
Seasons

1959 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
VMI †	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
The Citadel	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Virginia Tech	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Furman	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Richmond	4	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
West Virginia	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Davidson	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
George Washington	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The September 26th contest against the #13 Naval Academy marked the inaugural game in the brand new Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, which replaced Thompson Stadium as the location for all of Navy's future home games. William & Mary would go on to lose the game, 2–29.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19*	at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia	W 37–0
September 26*	at #13 Navy	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland	L 2–29
October 3	vs. Virginia Tech	Roanoke, Virginia	L 14–20
October 10	Furman	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 7–8
October 17	vs. Virginia Military Institute	S. B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, Virginia (Oyster Bowl)	L 7–26
October 24	George Washington	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 14–7
October 31	The Citadel	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 13–38
November 7	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium • Davidson, North Carolina	W 25–7
November 14*	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida	W 9–0
November 21	at Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 12–20
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Associated Press.