1959 Harding Bisons football team

1959 Harding Bisons football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–5
Head coach	Carl Allison (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1959 NAIA independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Austin			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 9 McMurry			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^			–					8	–	2	–	0
Georgetown (KY)			–					5	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma Panhandle State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Eastern New Mexico			–					4	–	6	–	0
La Verne			–					3	–	6	–	0
Carson–Newman			–					1	–	7	–	1
Earlham			–					1	–	7	–	0
^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Harding Bisons football team represented Harding College as an independent during the 1959 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Carl Allison, the Bisons compiled a record of 1–5. Harding's 1959 team was the first football team field by the school since 1931.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3	Itawamba	Searcy, AR	L 0–19
October 10	Arkansas State freshmen	Searcy, AR	W 7–6
October 17	at Tennessee–Martin	Martin, TN	L 13–33
October 24	Southern State (AR)	Searcy, AR	L 14–42
October 31	at Delta State	Cleveland, MS	L 7–60
November 7	at Mississippi College	Clinton, MS	L 7–47

Personnel

Roster

• 10 Jerry Smith B - 155 Fr. - Eudora, Ark.
• 11 Jim Jackson B - 175 Fr. - Searcy, Ark.
• 12 Lewis Walker B - 165 So. - Earle, Ark.
• 17 Lathan Garnett B - 160 Jr. - Lonoke, Ark.
• 22 Don Berryhill B - 150 So. - Searcy, Ark.
• 23 Wendell Harrison B - 150 Fr. - Harrisburg, Ark.
• 25 Jerry Mote B - 155 Fr. - Gainesville, Texas
• 30 Ken Cottrell B - 150 So. - Suffolk, Va.
• 32 Ray Griffin B - 160 Fr. - Greenwood, Ark.
• 33 John Collier B - 160 Fr. - Alvin, Texas
• 40 Billy Mac Smith B - 165 So. - Fort Worth, Texas
• 45 William Tinsley B - 185 Fr. - Stockton, Calif.
• 46 James Heath B - 165 So. - Little Rock, Ark.
• 50 Cliff Sharp C - 160 Jr. - Midway, Ark.
• 51 Curry Peacock C - 185 Jr. - Tiptonville, Tenn.
• 53 Sid Tate C - 180 Fr. - New Orleans, La.
• 60 Billy Joe Thrasher G - 186 Jr. - Decatur, Ala.
• 61 Marcus Walker G - 180 Fr. - Wellston, Mo.
• 63 Walter Mays G - 185 Fr. - Wellston, Mo.
• 64 Jerry Figgins G - 190 Sr. - Caruthersville, Mo.
• 65 Glen Randolph G - 160 So. - Sparta, Tenn.
• 66 J.L. Pate G - 187 So. - Aliceville, Ala.
• 70 Billy Hunter T - 196 Fr. - Kingman, Kan.
• 71 George Dumas T - 195 Sr. - Yorktown, Va.
• 72 Larry Lambert T - 200 Fr. - Oklahoma City, Okla.
• 73 Pete Williams T - 250 So. - Memphis, Tenn.
• 74 Robert Schneck T - 205 Fr. - Dubuque, Iowa
• 75 Ray Phillips T - 195 Fr. - Memphis, Tenn.
• 76 Richard Carter T - 196 So. - Baton Rouge, La.
• 80 Bob Tucker E - 180 Jr. - Oklahoma City, Okla.
• 82 Jim Citty E - 196 Jr. - Idabel, Okla.
• 83 Dave Harvey E - 175 Fr. - Long Beach, Calif.
• 84 Robert Arnold E - 190 Fr. - Pocahontas, Ark.
• 85 Ray Smith E - 175 Fr. - Little Rock, Ark.
• 86 Jerry Escue E - 170 So. - Brownsville, Tenn.

Coaching staff

• Carl Allison, head coach
• John Prock, assistant coach
• Dick Johnson, assistant coach