1959 Pepperdine Waves football team
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The 1959 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] during the 1959 College Division football season.
Pepperdine competed as an Independent in 1959. The team was led by fifth-year head coach John Scolinos. For the 1959 season, the Waves moved home games back to Sentinel Field on the campus of Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. They had previously played at Sentinel Field in 1946, 1947, & 1949. Pepperdine finished the season with a record of two wins, five losses and one tie (2–5–1).
Schedule
September 26at Nevada
L 12–27 October 3at Los Angeles State[note 3]
- Rose Bowl
- Pasadena, CA ("Old Shoe" Rivalry)
L 14–48 October 10Whittier
L 6–23 October 17at San Diego
W 19–6 October 23Cal Poly Pomona[note 4]
L 14–30 October 31at Cal Western[note 5]
W 31–7
November 7Long Beach State[note 6]
- Sentinel Field
- Inglewood, CA
L 7–262,800 November 14San Diego State
- Sentinel Field
- Inglewood, CA
T 14–141,500
Template:CFB Schedule End [1][2]
Team players in the NFL
No Pepperdine players were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[3][4]
Notes
- ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937–1970. More commonly it was simply called Pepperdine College. See: Pepperdine
- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ California State University, Los Angeles was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947–1963. See: Cal State LA
- ^ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957–1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona). See: Cal Poly Pomona
- ^ Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University from 1952–1967. See: Cal Western
- ^ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950–1963. See: Long Beach State
References
- ^ "1959 - Pepperdine". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.