1959 Chico State Wildcats football team
| 1959 Chico State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 4–4 (2–3 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | College Field |
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| No. 17 San Francisco State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1] during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1959. They played home games at College Field in Chico, California.
The 1959 Wildcats were led by second-year head coach George Maderos. Chico State finished the season with a record of four wins and four losses (4–4, 2–3 FWC). The Wildcats outscored their opponents 186–116 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 26 | Southern Oregon[note 2]* |
| W 34–6 |
| October 3 | at Nevada | L 8–27 | |
| October 10 | at Arizona State College[note 4]* |
| L 12–26 |
| October 17 | Sacramento State[note 5] |
| W 28–2 |
| October 24 | La Verne* |
| W 49–0 |
| October 31 | Humboldt State[note 6] |
| L 12–13 |
| November 7 | at UC Davis[note 7] | W 30–10 | |
| November 14 | San Francisco State[note 8] |
| L 13–32 |
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Team players in the NFL
No Chico State players were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]
Notes
- ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State College from 1958 to 1965.
- ^ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
- ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.
- ^ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
- ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
References
- ^ "1959 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.