1959 William & Mary Indians football team

The 1959 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season.[1] 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 lost the game, 2–29.

1959 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGary Lynn, Lauren Kardatzke
Home stadiumCary Field
1959 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 5 –0 –18 –1 –1
The Citadel 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
VPI 3 –1 –06 –4 –0
Furman 3 –2 –03 –7 –0
Richmond 4 –3 –14 –5 –1
West Virginia 2 –2 –03 –7 –0
William & Mary 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Davidson 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
George Washington 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Virginia*
W 37–013,000[2]
September 26at No. 13 Navy*
L 2–2925,003[3]
October 3vs. VPI
L 14–2019,000[4][5]
October 10Furman
L 7–8[6]
October 17vs. VMI
L 7–265,000[7]
October 24George Washington
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 14–75,000[8]
October 31The Citadel
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 13–384,500[9]
November 7at Davidson
W 25–74,000[10]
November 14at Florida State*
W 9–016,700[11]
November 26at Richmond
L 12–207,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1959 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results".
  2. "Virginia bows to Indians for first time in 20 years". Suffolk News-Herald. September 20, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Navy trims W. & M., 29–2". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Fumbles help Tech win, 20–14". The Progress-Index. October 4, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Indians nipped by VPI in Harvest Bowl tilt" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 6, 1959. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  6. "Indians upset by Furman, 8 to 7". The Progress-Index. October 11, 1959. Retrieved September 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Smoothie Bobby Mitchell leads Keydets over Indians 26–7". The Roanoke Times. October 18, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "W&M rally beats Colonials, 14–7". The Progress-Index. October 25, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Nettles' passes key 38–13 Citadel romp". The Charlotte Observer. November 1, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Davidson bows, 25–7, to William and Mary". The News and Observer. November 8, 1959. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "FSU blanked at homecoming". Fort Lauderdale News. November 15, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Spiders down Tribe, 20–12". The Virginian-Pilot. November 27, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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