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The 1959 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1959 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Bill Dole, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, tying for eighth in the SoCon.[1]

Record1–8 (0–5 SoCon)
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1959 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–8 (0–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
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1959 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $5–0–18–1–1
The Citadel5–1–08–2–0
Virginia Tech3–1–06–4–0
Furman3–2–03–7–0
Richmond4–3–14–5–1
West Virginia2–2–03–7–0
William & Mary2–5–04–6–0
Davidson0–5–01–8–0
George Washington0–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19vs. Catawba*W 42–63,000[2]
September 26Presbyterian*L 21–25[3]
October 3at The CitadelL 7–13[4]
October 10at RichmondL 7–212,000[5]
October 24at VMI
L 7–34[6][7]
October 31Wofford*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 20–27[8]
November 7William & Mary
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 7–254,000[9]
November 14Lehigh*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–145,000[10]
November 20at FurmanL 7–35[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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