1959 season
62nd season of men's interhall football, 13th season of the Napolitanic Era
Season Summary
League Director: Mike Morando (appointed by Dominic Napolitano)
Duration of season: October 10 ~ Early December
Total teams: 13
Games scheduled: 37
Interhall champion: Dillon (4-0?)
Unknown games: 14, 1C
Season schedule
Interhall championship
Dillon paces race for interhall crown
The John May paced Dillon Hall eleven repeated as title winners with a 20-0 victory over Breen-Phillips.
Unknown author, 1960 Dome YearbookTalking points
Preseason
400+ men participated, with Farley holding the largest team.
Re-assessment of interhall basics. Games set to take place every Sunday between 1 and 5 p.m. on the two fields behind the varsity tennis courts. Each game is 48 minutes long, with twelve-minute quarters and one timeout per half. Free substitution is allowed, and the clock is running. The coaches and head referee cannot be students.
Season
Jim D. Ausum wrote a short play about the Fisher Hall football team's proposed games against the Indiana State Prison team.
The story of Pat Heenan is celebrated in the Scholastic. He becomes the first interhall football player to earn a starting role with the Fighting Irish in the post-war era. He played for Zahm, Stanford, and Dillon Hall during his interhall career. He made a title appearance in his freshman year before winning back-to-back interhall championships. As a senior, Heenan started for the Irish as a cornerback. After graduating, Heenan played a single season in the NFL for the Washington Redskins.
Postseason
Dillon defeats Breen-Phillips 20–0 to earn their fourth interhall championship in the past five seasons.