1959 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team
| 1959 John Carroll Blue Streaks football | |
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PAC champion | |
| Conference | Presidents' Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–0 (6–0 PAC) |
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| Home stadium | Hosford Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Carroll $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegheny | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne State (MI) | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Reserve | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thiel | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Case Tech | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethany (WV) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington & Jefferson | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team was an American football team that represented John Carroll University as a member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their first season under head coach John Ray, the Blue Streaks compiled a perfect 7–0 record, won the PAC championship, shut out five of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 218 to 20.[1][2] They gave up only three touchdowns, one of which was off an interception returned for a touchdown. The team was inducted into the John Carroll University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009. It is one of three perfect seasons in John Carroll football history along with 1962 and 1963.[3]
The team played its home games at Hosford Stadium in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 3 | Bethany (WV) |
| W 45–0 | ||||
| October 10 | at Waynesburg* | Waynesburg, PA | W 33–14 | ||||
| October 17 | Wayne State |
| W 40–0 | [4] | |||
| October 24 | at Case Tech | Cleveland, OH | W 48–6 | ||||
| October 31 | Thiel |
| W 12–0 | ||||
| November 7 | Western Reserve |
| W 20–0 | [5] | |||
| November 14 | at Washington & Jefferson | Washington, PA | W 20–0 | [6] | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1959 Football Schedule". John Carroll University Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "John Carroll Posts Best Grid Marks". The Catholic Times. November 27, 1959. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1959 Football Team Earns Induction Into John Carroll Athletic Hall Of Fame". John Carroll University Sports. June 19, 2009.
- ^ Joe Dowdall (October 18, 1959). "Tartars Muff Up Title Hopes: John Carroll Rolls To 40-0 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 2E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JC Takes Title". Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1959. p. 4H – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Carroll Tops W&J, 20-0". The Pittsburgh Press. November 15, 1959. p. VI-5 – via Newspapers.com.