In their fifth season under head coach Doyt Perry, the Falcons compiled a perfect 9–0 record (6–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 274 to 83.
[1] The team was voted by the United Press International Board of Coaches as the 1959 national small college champion.
[2] The team was inducted as a group into the Bowling Green Hall of Fame in 2013.
[4] Colburn and tackle Bob Zimpfer were selected by the UPI as first-team All-Ohio players.
[6] Jack Harbaugh, who later gained fame as a football coach, set a school record with three interceptions in the November 14 game against No.