1959 College Football Season
As originally compiled by ku528808, vtbub and John Moynahan:
Television
Saturday, September 19
Rice @ #1 LSU - 4:45pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Saturday, September 26
#2 Oklahoma @ #10 Northwestern - 3:15pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Saturday, October 3
California @ #10 Texas - 5:15pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Saturday, October 10 (NBC regional)
Pennsylvania @ Princeton - 1:45pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Michigan State @ #10 Iowa - 2:15pm (NBC) Chicago Tribune, 10/10/59
Notre Dame @ California - 4:30pm (KTTV-Los Angeles) - Bud Foster San Bernardino County Sun, 10/10/59
Saturday, October 17
Notre Dame @ Michigan State - 2:15pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Saturday, October 24
#15 Iowa @ #14 Purdue - 3:15pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Saturday, October 31 (NBC regional)
Air Force vs. Army @ Yankee Stadium - 1:45pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Indiana @ #2 Northwestern - 2:15pm (NBC) Chicago Tribune, 10/31/59
Saturday, November 7 (NBC doubleheader)
Pittsburgh @ Boston College - 1:15pm (NBC)
#18 Air Force @ Missouri - 4:00pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Saturday, November 14 (NBC regional)
Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh - 1:15pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Illinois @ #7 Wisconsin - 2:30pm (NBC) Chicago Tribune, 11/14/59
Saturday, November 21
#9 Wisconsin @ Minnesota - 2:15pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Thursday, November 26
North Carolina @ Duke - 1:45pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Saturday, November 28
Army vs. Navy @ Philadelphia 1:15pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Saturday, December 19
Holiday Bowl (NAIA Championship - St. Petersburg, FL), Texas A&I vs. Lenoir-Rhyne, 12:30pm (CBS) Joe Boland, Paul Christman
Liberty Bowl (Philadelphia), #12 Penn State vs. #10 Alabama, 12:45pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange Miami News 12/13/59
Friday, January 1
Orange Bowl (Miami), #5 Georgia vs. #18 Missouri, 12:45pm (CBS) Joe Boland, Paul Christman
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans), #2 Ole Miss vs. #3 LSU, 1:45pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Cotton Bowl (Dallas), #1 Syracuse vs. #4 Texas, 3:30 pm (CBS) Jack Drees, Forest Evashevski
Rose Bowl (Pasadena), #8 Washington vs. #6 Wisconsin, 4:45pm (NBC) Mel Allen, Lee Giroux
San Bernardino County Sun, 1/1/60, Los Angeles Mirror 12/31/59
Saturday, January 2
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville), #9 Arkansas vs. Georgia Tech, 2:00pm (CBS) Ray Scott
East-West Shrine Game (San Francisco), 4:45pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Mel Allen
San Bernardino County Sun, 1/2/60
Radio
1959 notre dame schedule on abc radio with Harry Wismer and Joe Boland
September 26 North Carolina
October 3 at Purdue
October 10 at California
October 17 at Michigan State
October 24 Northwestern
October 31 Navy
November 7 Georgia Tech
November 14 at Pittsburgh
November 21 at Iowa
November 28 USC
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