1959 Stanford Indians football team

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1959 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Washington ^ +	3	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 14 USC +	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
UCLA +	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
California	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Stanford	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1959 NCAA football season. The team was led by Jack Curtice in his second year. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

September 19Oregon*

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA

L 27–28 September 26at No. 8 Wisconsin*

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

L 14–16 October 3Pacific*

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA

W 21–6 October 10at Washington

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

L 0–10 October 17Washington State*

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA

L 19–36 October 24at No. 5 USC

• Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
• Los Angeles, CA

L 28–30 October 31San Jose State*

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA (Rivalry)

W 54–38 November 7UCLA

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA

L 13–55 November 14at Oregon State*

• Parker Stadium
• Corvallis, OR

W 39–22 November 21California

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA (62nd Big Game)

L 17–20

Players drafted by the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Dick Norman	Quarterback	5	57	Chicago Bears
Chris Burford	Split end	9	105	Cleveland Browns
Dean Hinshaw	Tackle	13	155	San Francisco 49ers