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American college football season
The 1959 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State College (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Billy J. Murphy, the team compiled an 6–4 record.[1][2] The team played its home games at Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | Stephen F. Austin | | | W 25–6 | 13,037 | |
September 26 | Tennessee Tech | No. 14 | | W 14–3 | 8,483 | |
October 3 | at No. 3 (UD) Ole Miss | No. 11 | | L 0–43 | 12,500 | |
October 10 | Abilene Christian | | | W 13–7 | 8,100 | |
October 17 | Florida State | No. T–14 | | W 16–6 | 9,536 | |
October 24 | at Mississippi State | | | L 23–28 | 16,000 | |
October 31 | at No. 1 Mississippi Southern | No. 15 | | W 21–6 | 9,536 | [4] |
November 14 | at T–14 Louisiana Tech | No. 7 | | L 8–10 | 5,500 | [5] |
November 21 | at No. 17 (UD) Alabama | No. 8 | | L 7–14 | 30,200 | [6][7] |
November 26 | at Chattanooga | No. 7 | | W 15–9 | 7,000–8,000 | [8] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
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