1959 NAIA football season
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| 1959 NAIA football season | |||
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| Regular season | August–December 1959 | ||
| Postseason | December 5–19, 1959 | ||
| National Championship | Stewart Field St. Petersburg, FL |
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| Champions | Texas A&I | ||
NAIA football season
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The 1959 NAIA football season, as part of the 1959 college football season in the United States, was the fourth season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season was played from August to December 1959, culminating in the fourth annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year again at Stewart Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. During its four years in St. Petersburg, the game was called the Holiday Bowl.
Texas A&I defeated Lenoir–Rhyne in the championship game, 20–7, to win their first NAIA national title.[1]
Postseason
| Semifinals December 5, 1959 |
Championship December 19, 1959 Holiday Bowl[2] |
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| Hillsdale | 0 | ||||||||
| Texas A&I* | 20 | ||||||||
| Texas A&I | 20 | ||||||||
| Lenoir–Rhyne | 7 | ||||||||
| Southern Connecticut State | 20 | ||||||||
| Lenoir–Rhyne* | 47 | ||||||||
