1959 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1959 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1959 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Wayne Hardin.^[1]

1959 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4–1
Head coach	Wayne Hardin (1st season)
Captain	Dick Dagampat
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

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
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19		at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Boston, MA		W 24–8	23,000
September 26		William & Mary	No. 13	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 29–2	25,003	[2]
October 3		at SMU	No. 15	Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas, TX (rivalry)		L 7–20	46,000	[3]
October 10		vs. No. 12 Syracuse		Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)		L 6–32	31,700	[4]
October 16		at Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 8–23	51,694
October 24		at Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		T 22–22	25,696	[5]
October 31		at Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		L 22–25	58,652	[6]
November 7		vs. Maryland		Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)		W 22–14	32,845	[7]
November 14		George Washington		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 16–8	14,000	[8]
November 28	1:15 p.m.	vs. Army		Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	NBC	W 43–12	100,000–102,000	[9]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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