1959 Memphis State Tigers football team

1959 Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Lee
  • John
Home stadiumCrump Stadium
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Hofstra    9 0 0
Howard (AL)    9 1 0
Buffalo    8 1 0
Carnegie Tech    7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona    7 1 1
North Park    6 1 1
Santa Clara    4 1 0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^    8 2 0
Northern Michigan    6 2 0
UC Riverside    5 2 0
Montana State    6 3 0
Carthage    5 3 1
Louisville    6 4 0
Memphis State    6 4 0
Mississippi Southern    6 4 0
Arlington State    4 3 0
Sewanee    4 3 1
Abilene Christian    5 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace    4 4 0
Washington and Lee    3 4 1
Xavier    4 6 0
Wabash    3 5 1
Rose Poly    2 4 1
Arkansas State    3 6 0
Hawaii    3 6 0
Trinity (TX)    3 6 0
Pepperdine    2 5 1
Chattanooga    3 7 0
Tampa    3 7 0
Drake    2 7 0
Northeastern    1 6 1
Washington University    1 7 0
St. Norbert    0 6 1
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State College (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1959 college football season. In its second season under head coach Billy J. Murphy, the team compiled an 6–4 record. The team played its home games at Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.