1959 Chico State Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = Chico State Wildcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Far Western Conference
| short_conf = FWC
| record = 4–4
| conf_record = 2–3
| head_coach = George Maderos
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = College Field
}}
{{1959 Far Western Conference football standings}}
The 1959 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1959 college football season. Led by second-year head coach George Maderos, Chico State compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 186 to 116 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Southern Oregon Red Raiders|title=Southern Oregon}}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 34–6
| attend = 3,700
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium{{#tag:ref|This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.{{cite web |author=|title=Mackay Stadium |url=http://www.unr.edu/around-campus/mackay-stadium |publisher=University of Nevada, Reno |access-date=January 4, 2017 }}|group=note}}
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| score = 8–27
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/466/stats/13013 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 20, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Arizona State–Flagstaff
| site_stadium = Lumberjack Stadium
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| score = 12–26
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 28–2
| attend = 7,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=La Verne Leopards|title=La Verne}}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 49–0
| attend = 2,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 12–13
| attend = 3,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = UC Davis
| site_stadium = Aggie Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 30–10
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 13–32
| attend = 4,000–6,000
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/628/stats/13013 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 10, 2022 }}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/95/stats/13013 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 20, 2022 }}
Notes
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