1959 Indiana High School Football Season
Mythical State Champion
South Bend Central (10-0) [AP
Media Poll; UPI
Coaches Poll]
Eight-man
National Championship
In 1959, there were only two known eight-man football conferences in the United
States. One was Southwestern Indiana's Pocket Athletic Conference and the other was the Bluegrass Conference in Kentucky.
The Evansville Courier helped to match up the unbeaten champions from each
conference, and on Oct. 24, one thousand fans saw the first ever Eight-man Football
National Championship Game at Rockport Athletic Field.
Rockport 58, Perryville (Ky.) 6
Conference
Champions
| Conference |
Champion |
| Calumet |
Merrillville (6-1) |
| Capital District |
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| Central Indiana |
Huntington (6-0) |
| Eastern Indiana |
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| Mid-State |
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| North Central |
Logansport |
| Northeastern Indiana |
Garrett (5-0) |
| Northern Indiana |
South Bend Central 14, East Chicago Roosevelt 7 |
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East Division: South Bend Central (6-0) |
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West Division: East Chicago Roosevelt (6-0) |
| Northern State |
Bremen (5-0) |
| Pocket [8-man football] |
Rockport (7-0) |
| South Central |
Columbus |
| SIAC Division A |
Ev. Memorial (5-1) |
| SIAC Division B |
Boonville (4-0) |
| Wabash Valley |
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| Western Indiana |
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City Champions
| City |
Champion |
| Evansville |
Memorial (4-1) & North (4-1) |
| Fort Wayne |
Central (2-0) |
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