1959 Pepperdine Waves football team

1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	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 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College^{[note 1]} as an independent during the 1959 college football season. 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, and 1949. Pepperdine finished the season with a record of 2–5–1.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		at Nevada	Mackay Stadium^{[note 2]} Reno, NV	L 12–27
October 3		at Los Angeles State	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA ("Old Shoe" rivalry)	L 14–48
October 10		Whittier	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	L 6–23
October 17		at San Diego	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	W 19–6
October 23	8:00 p.m.	Cal Poly Pomona	Pomona Catholic High School Pomona, CA	L 14–30		^[2]^[3]
October 31		at Cal Western^{[note 3]}	Balboa Stadium? San Diego, CA	W 31–7
November 7		Long Beach State	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	L 7–26	2,800
November 14		San Diego State	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	T 14–14	1,500	^[4]
Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.^[1]
^ 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.

^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
^ Mandel, Stan (October 22, 1959). "Valley Grid Teams Face Crucial Tilts". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 14, part V. Retrieved May 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Broncos Halt Waves". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. October 25, 1959. p. 20. Retrieved May 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Howard Hagen (November 15, 1959). "Pepperdine's Rally Ties Aztecs, 14-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
^ "1959 - Pepperdine". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
^ Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.