The 1959 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1959 college football season. Led by second-year head coach George Maderos, Chico State compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 186 to 116 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.
| 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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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Southern Oregon* |
| W 34–6 | 3,700 | |
| October 3 | at Nevada | L 8–27 | 3,000 | [2] | |
| October 10 | at Arizona State–Flagstaff* |
| L 12–26 | ||
| October 17 | Sacramento State |
| W 28–2 | 7,000 | |
| October 24 | La Verne* |
| W 49–0 | 2,500 | |
| October 31 | Humboldt State |
| L 12–13 | 3,000 | |
| November 7 | at UC Davis | W 30–10 | |||
| November 14 | San Francisco State |
| L 13–32 | 4,000–6,000 | [3] |
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Notes
edit- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.