1959 Arlington State Rebels football team

1959 Arlington State Rebels football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3
Head coach	Chena Gilstrap (7th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1959 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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			–					6	–	1	–	1
Santa Clara			–					4	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^			–					8	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
UC Riverside			–					5	–	2	–	0
Montana State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carthage			–					5	–	3	–	1
Louisville			–					6	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					6	–	4	–	0
Arlington State			–					4	–	3	–	0
Sewanee			–					4	–	3	–	1
Abilene Christian			–					5	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee			–					3	–	4	–	1
Xavier			–					4	–	6	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	5	–	1
Rose Poly			–					2	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	6	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					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
St. Norbert			–					0	–	6	–	1
^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Arlington State Rebels football team was an American football team that represented Arlington State College (now known as the University of Texas at Arlington) as an independent during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach Chena Gilstrap, the team compiled a 4–3 record. In April 1959 the Texas legislature approved the transition of Arlington State from a two-year junior college, to a four-year senior college. As such, 1959 marked the first season the Rebels competed as an NCAA College Division independent.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	W 28–0
October 3	Sam Houston State	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	L 0–3
October 10	at Northeast Louisiana State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 21–26
October 17	at Texas A&I	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	L 18–29	6,000
October 24	Texas Lutheran	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	W 27–26
November 14	at Corpus Christi	Buc Stadium Corpus Christi, TX	W 34–0	500
November 21	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	W 28–7	5,500