1959 Arizona Wildcats football team

1959 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	4–6 (2–1 Border)
Head coach	Jim LaRue (1st season)
Captain	Gary Cropper, Jim Geist
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium

1959 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arizona State $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Arizona	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State	2	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Texas Western	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
West Texas State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1959 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jim LaRue, the Wildcats compiled a 4–6 record (2–1 against Border opponents) and were outscored by their opponents, 211 to 118. The team captains were Gary Cropper and Jim Geist.^[1][2] The team played home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

The team's statistical leaders included Eddie Wilson with 476 passing yards, Warren Livingston with 380 rushing yards, and Willie Peete with 173 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	BYU*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 14–18
September 26	at West Texas State	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	W 7–6
October 3	Idaho*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 16–14
October 17	New Mexico*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 7–28	25,500	[4]
October 24	Colorado*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 0–18	21,000
October 31	at Utah*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 6–54
November 7	Texas Tech*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 30–26	14,500
November 14	at Air Force*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 15–22	8,500
November 21	Texas Western	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 14–10
November 28	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (rivalry)	L 9–15
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1959 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
2. "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. p. 106. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
3. "1959 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
4. Dan Russel (October 18, 1959). "Lobos Explode Running Game for 28–7 Win: Bankston Scores Two; UNM Gets 3rd in Row". Albuquerque Journal. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.