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The '''1959 All-Pacific Coast football team''' consists of [[American football]] players chosen by the [[Associated Press]] (AP) and the [[United Press International]] (UPI) as the best [[college football]] players by position in the Pacific Coast region during the [[1959 NCAA University Division football season]].
The '''1959 All-Pacific Coast football team''' consists of [[American football]] players chosen by the [[Associated Press]] (AP) and the [[United Press International]] (UPI) as the best [[college football]] players by position in the Pacific Coast region during the [[1959 NCAA University Division football season]].


Revision as of 02:59, 17 August 2023

The 1959 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI) as the best college football players by position in the Pacific Coast region during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season.

The 1959 Washington Huskies football team won the Athletic Association of Western Universities championship and was ranked No. 8 in the final AP Poll. Three Washington players received first-team honors: quarterback Bob Schloredt; tackle Kurt Gegner; and guard Chuck Allen.[1][2] Schloredt was also selected by the AP as the first-team quarterback on the 1959 All-America college football team.[3]

USC led all other teams with four first-team selections: end Marlin McKeever; tackles Ron Mix and Dan Ficca; and guard Mike McKeever.[1][2]

Selections

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

  • Ray Smith, UCLA (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Walt Arnold, California (AP-2)

Ends

Tackles

  • Ron Mix, USC (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Frank Sally, California (AP-1)
  • Garry Finneran, USC (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Kurt Gegner, Washington (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Dan Ficca, USC (UPI-1)

Guards

  • Chuck Allen, Washington (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Mike McKeever, USC (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Bill Berry, Washington State (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Dave Urell, Oregon (AP-2)
  • Bansavage, USC (UPI-2)

Centers

  • Bob Peterson, Oregon (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Baldwin, UCLA (UPI-1)
  • Roy McKasson, Washington (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press, selections made by AP writers on the West Coast[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "The All-Coast Team". The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon. November 25, 1958. p. 9.
  2. ^ a b c "Six Mustangs Earn Coast Mention: First-Team Spots Monopolized by USC, Washington". San Luis Obispo County Telegram-Tribune. November 30, 1959. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cannon Is Named All America For Second Time". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. December 4, 1959. p. 10.
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