1959 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1959

| team = Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Frontier Conference

| short_conf = Frontier

| record = 6–2–1

| conf_record = 3–0

| head_coach = Max Spilsbury

| hc_year = 4th

| captain =

| stadium = Lumberjack Stadium

| champion = Frontier champion

}}

The 1959 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State College at Flagstaff (now known as Northern Arizona University) in the Frontier Conference during the 1959 NAIA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Max Spilsbury, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–2–1 record, won the Frontier Conference championship, and were outscored by a total of 142 to 135.{{cite web|title=2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide|publisher=Northern Arizona University|year=2013|page=77|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nau.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/5/26/2013_Football_Media_Guide-Web.pdf|accessdate=September 4, 2021}}

The team played its home games at Lumberjack Stadium in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Schedule

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|September 12|at|New Mexico State|Memorial Stadium|Las Cruces, NM|L 0–35|7,000|{{cite news|title=New Mexico State Aggie Gridders Open Season With Win|newspaper=Las Cruces Sun-News|date=September 14, 1959|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17346467/new_mexico_state_aggie_gridders_open/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 19||Idaho State|Lumberjack Stadium|Flagstaff, AZ|W 16–7||{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/16636456/?terms=%7Bidaho%20state%22%20arizona%20flagstaff&match=1 |title=20 Sep 1959, Page 46 - Arizona Republic at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1959-09-20 |accessdate=2022-06-05}}

|September 26|at|{{cfb link|year=1959|team=McMurry Indians|title=McMurry}}||Abilene, TX|L 7–55||{{cite news|title=Grim Axers Back; Aim at Redlands|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|date=September 28, 1959|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86500450/grim-axers-back-aim-at-redlands/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 3||{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Redlands Bulldogs|title=Redlands}}|Skidmore Field|Flagstaff, AZ|W 6–0||{{cite news|title=Axers Get 6–0 Win Over Redlands|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|date=October 5, 1959|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86500658/axers-get-6-0-win-over-redlands/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 10||Chico State|Lumberjack Stadium|Flagstaff, AZ|W 26–12||

|October 17|at|{{cfb link|year=1959|team=New Mexico Highlands Cowboys|title=New Mexico Highlands}}||Las Vegas, NM|W 13–7||{{cite news|title=Hannah, Cate Power L-Jacks To 13-7 Win Over Highlands|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|date=October 19, 1959|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110698892/hannah-cate-power-l-jacks-to-13-7-win/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 24|at|{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Panhandle A&M Aggies|title=Panhandle A&M}}||Goodwell, OK|W 27–13||{{cite news|title=Axers Whip Okies to Clinch Conference Tie|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|date=October 26, 1959|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110698647/axers-whip-okies/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 31||{{cfb link|year=1959|team=New Mexico Western Mustangs|title=New Mexico Western}}|Lumberjack Stadium|Flagstaff, AZ|W 33–6||

|November 7|vs|Cal Poly Pomona|Yuma Union High School|Yuma, AZ|T 7–7||{{cite news|title=Cal Poly Gains a Tie in Axers Final Game|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|author=Ed Hunt|date=November 9, 1959|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110698494/cal-poly-gains-a-tie-in-axers-final-game/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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Category:Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football seasons

Category:Frontier Conference (1940–1962) football champion seasons

Arizona State-Flagstaff Lumberjacks football