1959 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team
American college football season
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The 1959 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team was an American football team that represented Hofstra College as an independent during the 1959 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Howdy Myers, the Flying Dutchmen compiled a 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 275 to 44. George Dempster and Chet O'Neill were the team co-captains.[1] It was the first undefeated season in the 25-year history of Hofstra's football program.[2] The team broke the school's single-game scoring record with 65 points against Post.[3]
- Howdy Myers (10th season)
- George Dempster
- Chet O'Neill
| 1959 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 9–0 |
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| Home stadium | Hofstra Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carnegie Tech | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^ | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Tom MacDonald with 1,168 passing yards, Bill Kolb with 371 rushing yards, and Bob DeNeef with 545 receiving yards and 39 points scored.
The Flying Dutchmen played their home games at Hofstra Field in Hempstead on Long Island, New York.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 2 | at Upsala | East Orange, NJ | W 6–0 | [4] | |||
| October 10 | Bridgeport |
| W 47–0 | [5] | |||
| October 17 | C.W. Post |
| W 65–14 | [3] | |||
| October 24 | at Temple | W 15–0 | 2,500 | [6] | |||
| October 31 | Muhlenberg |
| W 18–0 | [7] | |||
| November 7 | Gettysburg |
| W 18–6 | [8] | |||
| November 14 | at Springfield | Springfield, MA | W 31–6 | [9] | |||
| November 21 | at Merchant Marine | Kings Point, NY | W 40–18 | [10] | |||
| November 26 | Scranton |
| W 35–0 | 5,500 | [11][12] | ||
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