1959 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team

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1959 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football
Frontier champion
ConferenceFrontier Conference
Record6–2–1 (3–0 Frontier)
Head coach
Home stadiumLumberjack Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State–Flagstaff $ 3 0 0 6 2 1
Panhandle A&M 2 1 0 4 5 1
New Mexico Western 0 2 1 3 3 1
New Mexico Highlands 0 2 1 2 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State College at Flagstaff (now known as Northern Arizona University) in the Frontier Conference during the 1959 NAIA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Max Spilsbury, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–2–1 record, won the Frontier Conference championship, and were outscored by a total of 142 to 135.[1]

The team played its home games at Lumberjack Stadium in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at New Mexico State*L 0–357,000[2]
September 19Idaho State*W 16–7[3]
September 26at McMurry*Abilene, TXL 7–55[4]
October 3Redlands*
  • Skidmore Field
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 6–0[5]
October 10Chico State*dagger
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 26–12
October 17at New Mexico HighlandsLas Vegas, NMW 13–7[6]
October 24at Panhandle A&MGoodwell, OKW 27–13[7]
October 31New Mexico Western
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 33–6
November 7vs. Cal Poly Pomona*T 7–7[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 77. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "New Mexico State Aggie Gridders Open Season With Win". Las Cruces Sun-News. September 14, 1959. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "20 Sep 1959, Page 46 - Arizona Republic at". Newspapers.com. September 20, 1959. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Grim Axers Back; Aim at Redlands". Arizona Daily Sun. September 28, 1959. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Axers Get 6–0 Win Over Redlands". Arizona Daily Sun. October 5, 1959. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hannah, Cate Power L-Jacks To 13-7 Win Over Highlands". Arizona Daily Sun. October 19, 1959. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Axers Whip Okies to Clinch Conference Tie". Arizona Daily Sun. October 26, 1959. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Ed Hunt (November 9, 1959). "Cal Poly Gains a Tie in Axers Final Game". Arizona Daily Sun. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.