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American college football season
1959 Harding Bisons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons← 19311960 →
1959 NAIA independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Austin   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 9 McMurry   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^   –   8 – 2 – 0
Georgetown (KY)   –   5 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Eastern New Mexico   –   4 – 6 – 0
La Verne   –   3 – 6 – 0
Carson–Newman   –   1 – 7 – 1
Earlham   –   1 – 7 – 0
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Harding Bisons football team represented Harding College as an independent during the 1959 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Carl Allison, the Bisons compiled a record of 1–5. Harding's 1959 team was the first football team field by the school since 1931.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 3ItawambaSearcy, ARL 0–19
October 10Arkansas State freshmenSearcy, ARW 7–6
October 17at Tennessee–MartinMartin, TNL 13–33
October 24Southern State (AR)Searcy, ARL 14–42
October 31at Delta StateCleveland, MSL 7–60
November 7at Mississippi CollegeClinton, MSL 7–47

Personnel

Roster

  • 10 Jerry Smith B - 155 Fr. - Eudora, Ark.
  • 11 Jim Jackson B - 175 Fr. - Searcy, Ark.
  • 12 Lewis Walker B - 165 So. - Earle, Ark.
  • 17 Lathan Garnett B - 160 Jr. - Lonoke, Ark.
  • 22 Don Berryhill B - 150 So. - Searcy, Ark.
  • 23 Wendell Harrison B - 150 Fr. - Harrisburg, Ark.
  • 25 Jerry Mote B - 155 Fr. - Gainesville, Texas
  • 30 Ken Cottrell B - 150 So. - Suffolk, Va.
  • 32 Ray Griffin B - 160 Fr. - Greenwood, Ark.
  • 33 John Collier B - 160 Fr. - Alvin, Texas
  • 40 Billy Mac Smith B - 165 So. - Fort Worth, Texas
  • 45 William Tinsley B - 185 Fr. - Stockton, Calif.
  • 46 James Heath B - 165 So. - Little Rock, Ark.
  • 50 Cliff Sharp C - 160 Jr. - Midway, Ark.
  • 51 Curry Peacock C - 185 Jr. - Tiptonville, Tenn.
  • 53 Sid Tate C - 180 Fr. - New Orleans, La.
  • 60 Billy Joe Thrasher G - 186 Jr. - Decatur, Ala.
  • 61 Marcus Walker G - 180 Fr. - Wellston, Mo.
  • 63 Walter Mays G - 185 Fr. - Wellston, Mo.
  • 64 Jerry Figgins G - 190 Sr. - Caruthersville, Mo.
  • 65 Glen Randolph G - 160 So. - Sparta, Tenn.
  • 66 J.L. Pate G - 187 So. - Aliceville, Ala.
  • 70 Billy Hunter T - 196 Fr. - Kingman, Kan.
  • 71 George Dumas T - 195 Sr. - Yorktown, Va.
  • 72 Larry Lambert T - 200 Fr. - Oklahoma City, Okla.
  • 73 Pete Williams T - 250 So. - Memphis, Tenn.
  • 74 Robert Schneck T - 205 Fr. - Dubuque, Iowa
  • 75 Ray Phillips T - 195 Fr. - Memphis, Tenn.
  • 76 Richard Carter T - 196 So. - Baton Rouge, La.
  • 80 Bob Tucker E - 180 Jr. - Oklahoma City, Okla.
  • 82 Jim Citty E - 196 Jr. - Idabel, Okla.
  • 83 Dave Harvey E - 175 Fr. - Long Beach, Calif.
  • 84 Robert Arnold E - 190 Fr. - Pocahontas, Ark.
  • 85 Ray Smith E - 175 Fr. - Little Rock, Ark.
  • 86 Jerry Escue E - 170 So. - Brownsville, Tenn.

Coaching staff

References

  1. Spencer, Abigail (October 19, 2014). "Harding's 1959 football team continues legacy with gift". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  2. "1959 Football Schedule". Harding University Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  3. "1959 Football Roster". Harding University Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
Harding Bisons football
VenuesFirst Security Stadium (1959–present)
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