1959 Utah State Aggies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = Utah State Aggies
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Skyline Conference
| short_conf = Skyline
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 2–5
| head_coach = John Ralston
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Romney Stadium
}}
{{1959 Skyline Conference football standings}}
The 1959 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University in the Skyline Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Ralston, the Aggies compiled a 5–6 record (2–5 against Skyline opponents), finished in a three-way tie for fifth in the Skyline Conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 185 to 181.{{cite web|title=1959 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 5, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/utah-state/1959-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2018 Utah State Football Media Guide|publisher=Utah State University|year=2018|pages=190, 195|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/utahstateaggies.com/documents/2018/7/20/FullGuidewCoversWeb.pdf|accessdate=November 5, 2018}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1959
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = UPI
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 20||Idaho
|September 26|at|Arizona State
|October 3|at|Wyoming|War Memorial Stadium (rivalry)|Laramie, WY|L 2–27|9,685|{{cite news|title=Wyoming Rolls to 27–2 Win Over Utah State|newspaper=Casper Tribune-Herald & Star|date=October 4, 1959|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24491948/wyoming_rolls_to_272_win_over_utah/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 10||New Mexico|Romney Stadium|Logan, UT|L 6–28|5,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-inter-lake-lobos-clobber-utah/171304455/|newspaper=The Daily Inter Lake|title=Lobos clobber Utah State 28–6|date=October 11, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 17||Montana|Romney Stadium|Logan, UT|W 28–0|3,400|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-herald-aggies-win-280/171307420/|newspaper=The Sunday Herald|title=Aggies win 28–0|date=October 18, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 24||No. 10 Montana State
|October 31|at|BYU|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT (rivalry)|L 0–18|6,924|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregon-daily-journal-byu-ends-string/171307631/|newspaper=The Oregon Daily Journal|title=BYU ends string with 18–0 win|date=November 1, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 7|at|Colorado State|Colorado Field|Fort Collins, CO|L 7–10|4,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missoulian-colorado-rams-win-over-ut/171303787/|newspaper=The Missoulian|title=Colorado Rams win over Utah State Aggies 10–7|date=November 8, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 14|at|Denver|DU Stadium|Denver, CO|W 21–14|7,265|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-utah-aggies-stop-den/171307874/|newspaper=The Idaho Statesman|title=Utah Aggies stop Denver for 21–14 win|date=November 15, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 21|at|Utah|Ute Stadium|Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)|L 21–35|13,809|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missoulian-utah-redskins-grab-skylin/171306946/|newspaper=The Missoulian|title=Utah Redskins grab Skyline victory from Utah State|date=November 22, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|December 11|at|Hawaii
}}