1959 UC Davis Aggies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = UC Davis Aggies
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Far Western Conference
| short_conf = FWC
| record = 1–8
| conf_record = 0–5
| head_coach = Will Lotter
| hc_year = 4th
| captain = Mack Smith
| stadium = Aggie Field
| prev = 1958
}}
{{1959 Far Western Conference football standings}}
The 1959 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1959 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Will Lotter—who returned for his third stint after leading the team in 1954, 1956, and 1957—the Aggies compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 197 to 64 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Aggie Field in Davis, California.
The UC Davis sports teams were commonly called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Whittier Poets|title=Whittier}}
| site_stadium = Hadley Field
| site_cityst = Whittier, CA
| score = 0–21
| attend = 2,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Pacific Badgers|title=Pacific (OR)}}
| site_stadium = Aggie Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 14–7
| attend = 3,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}
| site_stadium = Aggie Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 8–13
| attend = 2,400
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| 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 = 6–28
| attend = 3,500–4,000
| 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 17
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = UC Santa BarbaraThe game against UC Santa Barbara was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 8–10
| attend = 38,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 12–21
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Cox Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 0–46
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = Aggie Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 10–30
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Aggie Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–21
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/108/stats/13013 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 11, 2022 }}{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucda/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/15FBGuide.pdf#page=48|title=UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide|access-date=April 22, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308182711/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucda/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/15FBGuide.pdf#page=48|url-status=dead}}
Notes
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