1959 small college football rankings

none August 2023 1959 small college football rankings left Selector: UPI left No. 1: Bowling Green Small college football rankings (AP, UPI) left «1958right 1960» The 1959 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1959 college football season and the 1959 NAIA football season. The rankings were prepared and published by United Press International (UPI). The Associated Press (AP) did not begin publishing small-college rankings until 1960. The UPI's small-college rankings for 1959 were based on voting by the UPI's board of coaches. The undefeated 1959 Bowling Green Falcons football team outscored opponents 274 to 83 and was ranked first by wide margin with 24 first-place votes and 407 total points.Post Perfect Record: Bowling Green Voted Small College Champs Tyrone Daily Herald November 27, 1959 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tyrone-daily-herald-post-perfect-record/126016698/ Newspapers.com The 1959 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team (6–4), with losses to University Division Texas A&M and Auburn, were ranked second. Mississippi Southern had been named the small-college national champion in 1958. The UPI ranked 1959 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team at No. 3. The Blue Raiders also compiled an undefeated record (10–0–1) and went on to win the 1960 Tangerine Bowl. The 1959 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team (8–1), led by College Football Hall of Fame coach David M. Nelson, lost to Bowling Green and was ranked at No. 4. A third undefeated team, the 1959 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team (9–0), was ranked sixth. Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week (#–#)   Win–loss record (Italics)   Number of first place votes т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol UPI coaches poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sept 24Mississippi Southern Tops Small Colleges The Santa Fe New Mexican Santa Fe, New Mexico September 24, 1959 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10792387/poll_1959_0924_small_upi_first/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Oct 1Small College Grid Ratings Simpson's Leader-Times Kittanning, Pennsylvania October 1, 1959 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10792399/poll_1959_1001_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Oct 8Small College Poll Shows Miami 2nd Palladium-Item Richmond, Indiana October 8, 1959 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10792403/poll_1959_1008_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Oct 15Small College Football Poll Galesburg Register-Mail Galesburg, Illinois October 15, 1959 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10792416/poll_1959_1015_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Oct 22Delaware Ranks Second In UPI Grid Poll; Miss. Southern Holds Top Spot The Morning News Wilmington, Delaware October 22, 1959 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10792427/poll_1959_1022_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Oct 29Mississippi Southern Paces Small Colleges Corvallis Gazette-Times Corvallis, Oregon October 29, 1959 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10792452/poll_1959_1029_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Nov 5Grid Powers Lead Daily Call Lead, South Dakota November 5, 1959 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10792462/poll_1959_1105_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Nov 12Hens, Southerners Still Ranked 1-2 The Monroe Star Monroe, Louisiana November 12, 1959 1-D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10792473/poll_1959_1112_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Nov 19La. Tech Ranked 10th in UPI Poll The Times Shreveport, Louisiana November 19, 1959 5-E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10792495/poll_1959_1119_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Nov 26Bowling Green Voted Small College Champs Tyrone Daily Herald Tyrone, Pennsylvania November 27, 1959 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10792499/poll_1959_1127_small_upi_final/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Mississippi Southern (11) 1959 West Chester Golden Rams West Chester (7) Chattanooga (2) т t 1959 East Texas State Lions East Texas State (2) т Connecticut (1) Miami (OH) (1) Xavier (3) Arizona State–Flagstaff (2) 1959 Northeastern State Redmen Northeastern State (1) Middle Tennessee 1959 Hillsdale Dales Hillsdale Cal Poly Montana State (1) Memphis State (1) 1959 Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties Gustavus Adolphus Northern Illinois Lamar Tech Butler Toledo 1959 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State т t Buffalo т t Central Michigan т t UMass т Mississippi Southern (1–0) (27) Miami (OH) (1–0) (4) u West Chester (2–0) (5) d East Texas State (2–0) (1) Xavier (3–0) u Montana State (2–0) (1) u Chattanooga (1–1) d Buffalo (1–0) u Northeastern State (2–1) Arizona State–Flagstaff (1–2) d Memphis State u Middle Tennessee d Connecticut d Bowling Green (1) npr Hillsdale d Delaware т tnpr Butler т u Lamar Tech d 1959 McMurry Indians McMurry npr Fresno State npr       Mississippi Southern (1–1) (22) Miami (OH) (2–0) (9) East Texas State (3–0) (3) u West Chester (2–0) (2) d Buffalo (2–0) (1) u Chattanooga (2–1) u Montana State (2–1) (1) d Middle Tennessee (3–0) (1) u Delaware (2–0) u Xavier (3–1) d Ohio npr Arizona State–Flagstaff d Northeastern State d Lamar Tech u McMurry u Hillsdale d Bowling Green d Western Illinois т tnpr Louisiana Tech т npr Butler d       Mississippi Southern (2–1) (32) West Chester (3–0) (2) u Delaware (3–0) (2) u Montana State (3–1) (1) u Miami (OH) (2–1) d Middle Tennessee (4–0) u East Texas State (3–1) (1) d Ohio (3–0) (3) u Chattanooga (2–2) d Buffalo (2–1) d Bowling Green (1) u Lamar Tech u Arizona State–Flagstaff d Memphis State т tnpr Hillsdale т u Northeastern State d Butler u Kent State npr 1959 Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas Texas A&I т tnpr Xavier т td Louisiana Tech т d     Mississippi Southern (3–1) (32) Delaware (4–0) (1) u West Chester (4–0) (2) d Miami (OH) (3–1) u Middle Tennessee (5–0) (2) u Ohio (4–0) u East Texas State (4–1) Bowling Green (4–0) u Buffalo (3–1) u Montana State (3–2) d Lamar Tech т tu Bucknell т npr Hillsdale u Memphis State Chattanooga т td Kent State т u Western Illinois npr 1959 Lenoir–Rhyne Bears Lenoir–Rhyne т tnpr Arizona State–Flagstaff т d Louisiana Tech u       Mississippi Southern (4–1) (32) Delaware (5–0) (2) Miami (OH) (4–1) (1) u West Chester (5–0) d Middle Tennessee (6–0) (1) Bowling Green (5–0) (3) u East Texas State (5–1) Buffalo (4–1) u Lamar Tech (7–0) (1) u Ohio (4–1) d Western Illinois u Montana State d Louisiana Tech u Hillsdale d Memphis State d Lenoir–Rhyne u 1959 Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian т tnpr Arizona State–Flagstaff т u Chattanooga d 1959 Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State A&I npr       Delaware (6–0) (18) u Mississippi Southern (4–2) (13) d West Chester (6–0) (2) u Bowling Green (6–0) (4) u Middle Tennessee (7–0) (3) East Texas State (6–1) u Miami (OH) (4–2) (1) d Memphis State (5–2) (2) u Buffalo (4–1) d Western Illinois (7–0) u Ohio d Lamar Tech d Hillsdale u Lenoir–Rhyne u Montana State d Arizona State–Flagstaff u Butler npr Chattanooga u Presbyterian d Louisiana Tech d       Delaware (7–0) (23) Mississippi Southern (5–2) (7) Bowling Green (7–0) (4) u Middle Tennessee (8–0) (2) u East Texas State (7–1) u West Chester (6–1) d Memphis State (5–2) (1) u Miami (OH) (5–2) d Western Illinois (8–0) u Buffalo (5–1) d Hillsdale u Ohio d Lenoir–Rhyne u Louisiana Tech т tu Montana State т Lamar Tech d Butler Idaho State т tnpr 1959 William Jewell Cardinals William Jewell т npr Florida A&M npr       Bowling Green (8–0) (20) u Mississippi Southern (6–2) (5) Middle Tennessee (9–0) (3) u Delaware (7–1) (4) d East Texas State (8–1) Western Illinois (9–0) (1) u West Chester (7–1) d Memphis State (5–3) d Ohio (7–1) u Louisiana Tech (6–1) u Buffalo т td Lenoir–Rhyne т u Butler u Hillsdale d Miami (OH) d Presbyterian npr Northern Illinois т tnpr 1959 Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State т npr Idaho State d Montana State d       Bowling Green (9–0) (23) Mississippi Southern (6–3) (5) Middle Tennessee (9–0) (2) Delaware (8–1) (1) East Texas State (9–1) Western Illinois (9–0) Memphis State (5–4) u Louisiana Tech (8–1) (2) u Ohio (7–2) West Chester (7–1) d Lenoir–Rhyne (1) u Buffalo d Butler Florida A&M npr Hillsdale d Idaho State u San Francisco State npr Presbyterian d Miami (OH) d McMurry т tnpr 1959 Hofstra Pride Hofstra т npr     12 Cal Poly 15 Gustavus Adolphus 16 Northern Illinois 19 Toledo 20 Pittsburg State 20 Central Michigan 20 UMass 11 Memphis State 13 Connecticut 20 Fresno State 15 McMurry 18 Western Illinois 16 Northeastern State 17 Butler 19 Texas A&I 20 Xavier 12 Bucknell 16 Kent State 20 Tennessee State A&I 16 Arizona State–Flagstaff 18 Chattanooga 19 Presbyterian 16 Lamar Tech 19 William Jewell 20 Florida A&M 17 Northern Illinois 18 Tennessee State 20 Montana State Associated Negro Press rankings The Associated Negro Press ranked the top 1959 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated. The rankings were published on December 18:Luix Virgil Overbea December 18, 1959 The Huddle—Top 25: Final Pigskin Ratings http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth399130/m1/3/ San Antonio Register (p. 3) 1. Florida A&M (10–0) 2. Tennessee A&I (9–1) 3. Southern (8–2) 4. Prairie View A&M (9–2) 5. North Carolina A&T (6–2) 6. Morris Brown (6–3) 7. Texas Southern (7–3) 8. Jackson State (6–4) 9. Winston-Salem State (6–2) 10. Virginia Union (7–0–2) 11. Lincoln (MO) (6–2–1) 12. Maryland State (6–1–1) 13. Clark (6–1–2) 14. Bethune-Cookman (5–2) 15. Virginia State (7–2) 16. North Carolina College (4–4–1) 17. St. Augustine's (7–2) 18. Norfolk State (7–1–1) 19. Grambling (5–5) 20. Fort Valley State (5–3–1) 21. Kentucky State (3–5–1) 22. Central State (4–3–1) 23. Morehouse (5–2–1) 24. Knoxville (4–2) 25. Tuskegee (4–4–1) References Rankings Category:NCAA College Division football rankings