Navy Football Team History
Navy Midshipmen
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
Founded: 1845 Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Capacity: 30,000 Colors: Navy Blue & Gold Coach: Wayne Hardin Conference: Independent-
1959 Season Highlights
Wayne Hardin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Navy.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Boston College
24
8
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. William & Mary
29
2
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Southern Methodist
7
20
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Syracuse
6
32
L
@ Norfolk, VA
Fri., Oct. 16 @
Miami (Florida)
8
23
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @ Pennsylvania
22
22
T
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Notre Dame
22
25
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Maryland
22
14
W
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. George Washington
16
8
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Army
43
12
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
1959 Season Totals
Record 5-4
-1
Points Scored 199
Scoring Average 19.9
Points Allowed 166
Defense Average 16.6
Opponents Record 35-22
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 1-3
-1
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1959 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1959 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.