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1959 George Washington Colonials football team

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The 1959 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Bo Sherman, the team compiled a 1–8 record (0–5 in the SoCon).[1]

Record1–8 (0–5 SoCon)
Headcoach
HomestadiumGriffith Stadium
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1959 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–8 (0–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGriffith 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 18at Detroit*L 6–3819,609[2]
September 25at Boston University*W 18–14[3]
October 2West VirginiaL 8–106,000[4]
October 9Wichita*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–21[5]
October 17at FurmanL 0–245,000[6]
October 24at William & MaryL 7–145,000[7]
October 30VMI
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 6–285,000[8]
November 7at RichmondL 0–261,000[9]
November 14at Navy*L 8–1614,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
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