1959 Tampa Spartans football team

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1959 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumPhillips Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
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 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. It was the Spartans' 23rd season. The team was led by head coach Marcelino Huerta, in his eighth year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Troy State
W 35–154,500–5,000[1]
October 3Western Carolina
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 8–194,000
October 10at McNeese State
L 14–274,500[2]
October 17at Wofford
L 7–144,500
October 24Presbyterian
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 0–275,000
October 31vs. Southeastern LouisianaPensacola, FLL 8–335,500
November 7Arkansas Statedagger
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 14–133,500–6,000[3]
November 14
McMurry
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 12–284,000
November 21Appalachian State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 23–64,000[4]
November 28at Florida State
L 0–336,500
  • daggerHomecoming

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  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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