1959 Wiley Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (0–7 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWiley Field
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Southern $ 7 0 08 2 0
No. 16 Prairie View A&M 6 1 09 2 0
Texas Southern 5 2 07 3 0
Jackson State 4 3 06 4 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 5 04 6 0
Grambling 2 5 04 6 0
Texas College 2 5 04 6 0
Wiley 0 7 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 29th-year head coach Fred T. Long, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a conference record of 0–7, and finished eighth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Bishop*W 47–7[1]
October 3Alcorn A&M*
W 16–6[2]
October 10at Florida A&M*L 0–64[3]
October 17vs. GramblingL 20–421,000[4]
October 24at Arkansas AM&N
L 13–24[5]
October 31Texas Southern
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 0–23[6]
November 7at Jackson State
L 14–48[7]
November 14Southern
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 6–18[8]
November 21at Prairie View A&ML 12–21
November 26Texas College
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 20–22[9]
January 1vs. Prairie View A&ML 10–471,200[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Wiley whips Bishop, 47–7". The Marshall News Messenger. September 28, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wiley's Wildcats claw the Alcorn Braves 16–6". The Call. October 9, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Florida A&M runs past Wiley, 64–0". Tallahassee Democrat. October 11, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Grambling is 42–20 victor". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ark. State A&M Lions claw Wiley's Wildcats, 24–13 in homecoming tilt". The Call. October 30, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Homecoming slated today at Grambling". Monroe Morning World. November 7, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Jackson State College Tigers run roughshod over Wiley Wildcats". Jackson Advocate. November 14, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Southern defeats Wiley 'Cats, 18–6". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "TC Steers top Wiley by 22–20". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 27, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Panthers cop win". Lincoln Journal-Star. January 2, 1960. Retrieved September 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "1959 – Wiley (TX)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
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