1959 Memphis State Tigers football team

1959 Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Lee
  • John
Home stadiumCrump Stadium
1959 Southern non-major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Howard (AL)     9 1 0
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
Washington and Lee     3 4 1
Arkansas State     3 6 0
Trinity (TX)     3 6 0
Chattanooga     3 7 0
Tampa     3 7 0

The 1959 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State College (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1959 college football season. In its second season under head coach Billy J. Murphy, the team compiled an 6–4 record. The team played its home games at Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.