1959 Arlington State Rebels football team

The 1959 Arlington State Rebels football team was an American football team that represented Arlington State College (now known as the University of Texas at Arlington) as an independent during the 1959 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Chena Gilstrap, the team compiled a 4–3 record. In April 1959 the Texas legislature approved the transition of Arlington State from a two-year junior college, to a four-year senior college. As such, 1959 marked the first season the Rebels competed as an NCAA College Division independent.[1]

1959 Arlington State Rebels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
1960 →
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hofstra     9 0 0
Howard (AL)     9 1 0
Buffalo     8 1 0
Carnegie Tech     7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona     7 1 1
North Park     6 1 1
Santa Clara     4 1 0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^     8 2 0
Northern Michigan     6 2 0
UC Riverside     5 2 0
Montana State     6 3 0
Carthage     5 3 1
Louisville     6 4 0
Memphis State     6 4 0
Mississippi Southern     6 4 0
Arlington State     4 3 0
Sewanee     4 3 1
Abilene Christian     5 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 4 0
Washington and Lee     3 4 1
Xavier     4 6 0
Wabash     3 5 1
Rose Poly     2 4 1
Arkansas State     3 6 0
Hawaii     3 6 0
Trinity (TX)     3 6 0
Pepperdine     2 5 1
Chattanooga     3 7 0
Tampa     3 7 0
Drake     2 7 0
Northeastern     1 6 1
Washington University     1 7 0
St. Norbert     0 6 1
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Southeastern Oklahoma StateW 28–0[2]
October 3Sam Houston State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
L 0–3[3]
October 10at Northeast Louisiana StateL 21–263,500[4][5]
October 17at Texas A&IL 18–296,000[6]
October 24Texas Lutheran
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
W 27–26[7]
November 14at Corpus ChristiW 34–0500[8]
November 21Southwestern Oklahoma StateW 28–75,500[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Rebs slate Okie '11' for opener". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. May 23, 1959. p. 11. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "Rebs win, 28–0, over Sooner foe". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1959. pp. 2–3. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Field goal nips Arlington State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1959. pp. 2–3. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "Northeast turns back ASC, 26–21". Monroe Morning World. October 11, 1959. p. 6B. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Northeast Louisiana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Arlington State is defeated by Javs". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 18, 1959. p. 2C. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ "Rebs squeeze past Lutheran". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 25, 1959. p. 2-2. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  8. ^ "Tarpons defeated by Arlington State". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 15, 1959. p. 2C. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  9. ^ "Arlington State wins finale, 28–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1959. p. 2-2. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.