1959 Wiley Wildcats football team

1959 Wiley Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (0–7 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWiley Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Prairie View A&M 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Grambling 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas College 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1959 college football season. Led by 29th-year head coach Fred T. Long, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a conference record of 0–7, and finished eighth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Bishop*
W 47–7[1]
October 3Alcorn A&M*
W 16–6[2]
October 10at Florida A&M*
L 0–64[3]
October 17vs. Grambling
L 20–421,000[4]
October 24at Arkansas AM&N
L 13–24[5]
October 31Texas Southern
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 0–23[6]
November 7at Jackson State
L 14–48[7]
November 14Southern
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 6–18[8]
November 21at Prairie View A&M
L 12–21
November 26Texas College
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 20–22[9]
January 1vs. Prairie View A&M
L 10–471,200[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Wiley whips Bishop, 47–7". The Marshall News Messenger. September 28, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wiley's Wildcats claw the Alcorn Braves 16–6". The Call. October 9, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Florida A&M runs past Wiley, 64–0". Tallahassee Democrat. October 11, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grambling is 42–20 victor". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ark. State A&M Lions claw Wiley's Wildcats, 24–13 in homecoming tilt". The Call. October 30, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Homecoming slated today at Grambling". Monroe Morning World. November 7, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jackson State College Tigers run roughshod over Wiley Wildcats". Jackson Advocate. November 14, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southern defeats Wiley 'Cats, 18–6". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "TC Steers top Wiley by 22–20". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 27, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Panthers cop win". Lincoln Journal-Star. January 2, 1960. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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