Year: | 1959 |
Team: | Army Cadets |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Independent |
Record: | 4–4–1 |
Head Coach: | Dale Hall |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Captain: | Bill Carpenter |
Stadium: | Michie Stadium |
The 1959 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1959 college football season. In their first year under head coach Dale Hall, the Cadets compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 174 to 141.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost 43–12 to the Midshipmen. The Cadets also lost to Illinois, Penn State, and Oklahoma.[2] Army end Bill Carpenter was a consensus first-team player on the 1959 College Football All-America Team.[3]