1959 Pepperdine Waves football team

The 1959 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season.

1959 Pepperdine Waves football
ConferenceIndependent
1959 record2–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSentinel Field
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W 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 Vikings football   –    6 –1 –1
Santa Clara   –    4 –1 –0
Northern Michigan   –    6 –2 –0
UC Riverside   –    5 –2 –0
Carthage   –    5 –3 –1
Memphis State   –    6 –4 –0
Mississippi Southern   –    6 –4 –0
Sewanee   –    4 –3 –1
Abilene Christian   –    5 –5 –0
Baldwin–Wallace   –    4 –4 –0
Wabash   –    3 –5 –1
Xavier   –    4 –6 –0
Arlington State   –    4 –3 –0
Rose Poly   –    2 –4 –1
Hawaii   –    3 –6 –0
La Verne   –    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

Pepperdine competed as an Independent in 1959. The team was led by fifth-year head coach John Scolinos. For the 1959 season, the Waves moved home games back to Sentinel Field on the campus of Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. They had previously played at Sentinel Field in 1946, 1947, & 1949. Pepperdine finished the season with a record of two wins, five losses and one tie (2–5–1).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26at Nevada
L 12–27
October 3at Los Angeles State[note 3]
L 14–48
October 10Whittier
L 6–23
October 17at San Diego
W 19–6
October 23Cal Poly Pomona[note 4]
L 14–30
October 31at Cal Western[note 5]
W 31–7
November 7Long Beach State[note 6]
  • Sentinel Field
  • Inglewood, CA
L 7–262,800
November 14San Diego State[note 7]
  • Sentinel Field
  • Inglewood, CA
T 14–14[1]1,500
  • Homecoming

[2][3]

Team players in the NFL

No Pepperdine players were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Notes
  1. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  2. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  3. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
  4. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  5. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.
  6. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  7. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

References
  1. Howard Hagen (November 15, 1959). "Pepperdine's Rally Ties Aztecs, 14-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  2. "1959 - Pepperdine". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  3. Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  4. "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  5. "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
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