1959 Stanford Indians football team

1959 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	3–7 (0–4 AAWU)
Head coach	Jack Curtice (2nd season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

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 University Division 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	Oregon*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 27–28
September 26	at No. 8 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 14–16
October 3	Pacific*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 21–6
October 10	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–10
October 17	Washington State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 19–36
October 24	at No. 5 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 28–30
October 31	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 54–38
November 7	UCLA	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 13–55
November 14	at Oregon State*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 39–22
November 21	California	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (62nd Big Game)	L 17–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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