1959 Arizona Wildcats football team

1959 Arizona Wildcats football

Conference	Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1959 record	4–6 (2–1 BIAA)
Head coach	Jim LaRue (1st year)
Captain	Gary Cropper, Jim Geist
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium

The 1959 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association (BIAA) during the 1959 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jim LaRue, the Wildcats compiled a 4–6 record (2–1 against BIAA opponents) and were outscored by their opponents, 211 to 118. The team captains were Gary Cropper and Jim Geist.^[1]^[2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

The team's statistical leaders included Eddie Wilson with 476 passing yards, Warren Livingston with 380 rushing yards, and Willie Peete with 173 receiving yards.^[3]

References

↑ "1959 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
↑ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. p. 106. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
↑ "1959 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

Arizona Wildcats football

Venues	Arizona Stadium (1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona State (Territorial Cup) New Mexico: (Kit Carson Rifle, 1938–1990)

Culture & lore	Bear Down Wilbur and Wilma The Pride of Arizona "A" Mountain "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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