1959 Army Cadets football team

The 1959 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1959 college football season. In their first year under head coach Dale Hall, the Cadets compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 174 to 141. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost 43–12 to the Midshipmen. The Cadets also lost to Illinois, Penn State, and Oklahoma.

1959 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Dale Hall (1st season)
Captain	Bill Carpenter
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Syracuse			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Penn State			–					9	–	2	–	0
Oregon			–					8	–	2	–	0
Detroit			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State			–					6	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Pittsburgh			–					6	–	4	–	0
Washington State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					5	–	4	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Notre Dame			–					5	–	5	–	0
Boston University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Florida State			–					4	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marquette			–					3	–	7	–	0
Oregon State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					1	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Army end Bill Carpenter was a consensus first-team player on the 1959 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		Boston College	No. 7	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 44–8	22,500
October 3		at Illinois	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		L 14–20	64,891
October 10		No. 16 Penn State		Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 11–17	27,500
October 17		at Duke		Duke Stadium Durham, NC		W 21–6	33,500
October 24		Colorado State		Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 25–6
October 31	1:45 p.m.	vs. Air Force		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (rivalry)	NBC	T 13–13	67,000
November 7		Villanova		Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 14–0
November 14		at Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 20–28	62,472
November 28	1:15 p.m.	vs. Navy		Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	NBC	L 12–43
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1959 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Joe Caldwell Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dale Hall Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt