The 1959 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Skyline Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Don Mullison, the Rams compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 against Skyline opponents), finished second in the Skyline Conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 147 to 123.[1][2]
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Conference | Skyline Conference |
Record | 6–4 (5–2 Skyline) |
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Home stadium | Colorado Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Wyoming $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Bill Wade with 197 passing yards, Wayne Schneider with 457 rushing yards, and Al Fortune with 99 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 19 | at Pacific (CA)* | W 9–6 | 17,000 | [4] | |||
September 26 | New Mexico | W 14–9 | |||||
October 3 | Denver |
| W 15–0 | ||||
October 10 | at Wyoming | L 0–29 | |||||
October 17 | Arizona State* |
| L 9–24 | ||||
October 24 | at Army* | L 6–25 | |||||
October 31 | at Montana | W 26–16 | |||||
November 7 | Utah State |
| W 10–7 | ||||
November 14 | at Utah | W 21–17 | |||||
November 21 | at BYU |
| L 13–14 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "1959 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2017. pp. 164, 170. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "1959 Colorado State Rams Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "Underdog Colorado State Surprises Bass, COP 9-6". Great Falls Tribune. September 20, 1959. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.