1959 Week 12 College Football Team RankingsNovember 17, 1959By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1959 Season Tags: • No Comments1959 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status100.761Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI8–01.0001+35Beat Colgate 71–0200.916Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI8–10.8893+34Beat Holy Cross 46–0371.195Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–10.8893+23Beat Tennessee 37–7411.218LSUSEC8–10.8893+29Beat Mississippi State 27–05-21.244USCPAC8–01.0001+28Beat Baylor 17–8601.277Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI8–10.8893+26Beat Washington State 7–67-31.295Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–10.8893+26Lost to TCU 9–14831.300Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–10.8893+25Beat Auburn 14–13941.306Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY8–10.8893+26Beat New Mexico 25–2010-31.398Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–10.8893+25Beat California 20–011101.443TCUIND SWC6–20.75018+25Beat Texas 14–91241.454Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–20.77815+26Beat SMU 17–141341.633Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY6–1–10.81314+14Beat Columbia 24–614-21.661Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–20.75018+19Lost to Georgia 13–1415-71.687Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–20.75018+17Lost to Michigan State 10–1516-71.787North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC8–10.8893+14Lost to Tulsa 6–1717-31.787Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–2–10.68827+16Lost to Ole Miss 7–371811.804Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–10.87512+16Beat BYU 27–91961.857Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–1–20.75018+13Beat Georgia Tech 9–72061.862Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–1–10.83313+12Beat Citadel 32–821-61.898Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–20.75018+17Lost to Illinois 6–922-42.009Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–30.66729+16Lost to Alabama 7–923-12.146Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–20.75018+12Lost to Penn State 0–462492.165Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI5–2–10.68827+9Beat Arizona 22–1525112.187Yale (YALE)IND IVY6–20.75018+9Beat Princeton 38–2026112.244Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY6–30.66729+16Beat Utah 21–172772.245Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B87–20.77815+7Beat San José State 55–028-82.266Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–20.75018+7Lost to Maryland 25–282962.284Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–30.62534+11Beat Army 28–2030-32.287Purdue (PURDUE)B104–2–20.62534+9Beat Minnesota 29–2331102.383Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–3–10.56345+10Beat Cornell 21–1232-92.405SMUIND SWC4–3–10.56345+10Lost to Arkansas 14–1733-32.423New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY6–30.66729+8Lost to Wyoming 20–253452.429Iowa (IOWA)B105–30.62534+6Beat Ohio State 16–735142.454Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–30.62534+10Beat South Carolina 26–636-122.486Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–3–10.56345+8Lost to Oklahoma 20–2837102.517Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–30.62534+7Beat Northwestern 15–1038122.558Kansas (KANSAS)IND B85–40.55651+12Beat Oklahoma State 28–1439-102.580Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–20.77815+4Lost to Virginia Military Institute 8–3240-92.664South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC5–30.62534+7Lost to Miami 6–2641-132.667Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66729+7Lost to Kansas 14–2842102.801Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–3–10.56345+6Beat Wisconsin 9–643-32.817Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62534+3Lost to Oregon 6–74422.831Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–40.55651+8Beat Kansas State 26–045112.858Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–40.55651+9Beat North Texas 17–64672.980Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–40.55651+8Beat Notre Dame 28–1347103.080New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR5–30.62534-2Beat Hardin Simmons 42–1348-163.083Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–30.625340Lost to Brown 6–1649143.090Indiana (INDIANA)B104–3–10.56345+2Beat Michigan 26–750-123.090Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–4–10.43873+5Lost to Iowa 7–1651-83.169Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY5–30.625340Lost to Dartmouth 12–2152-103.182Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–40.50056+1Lost to Colorado State 17–2153-83.194Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–40.50056+1Lost to Yale 20–385483.258Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–30.66729-3Beat West Virginia 12–055-73.304Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–30.62534-2Lost to Duke 15–2756-53.320Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–50.37578+5Lost to USC 8–175773.417Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–20.75018+6Beat Villanova 12–658123.464Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–60.33384+3Beat Xavier 41–05983.559Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–4–10.50056+1Beat George Washington 16–860143.642UCLAPAC3–3–10.50056-2Beat NC State 21–1261-173.643Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC4–4–10.50056-2Lost to Marquette 34–356243.691Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–3–10.56345-5Beat Drake 20–763163.705Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–50.37578+2Beat Clemson 28–2564-53.752Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–4–10.43873-2BYE65103.753Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–50.44465-1Beat Colorado 14–1266-13.773Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–3–20.50056-2Tied Tulane 6–667-123.828Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–40.50056-3Lost to Boston University 7–266833.851Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–5–10.38976+2Tied Vanderbilt 6–66973.873Duke (DUKE)ACC4–50.44465-3Beat Wake Forest 27–1570-163.916Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–50.44465-2Lost to Nebraska 12–147123.938Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–60.333840Beat Oregon State 39–2272-123.963San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–50.44465-4Lost to Iowa State 0–5573-13.995North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–50.44465-6Beat Virginia 41–07474.043Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–40.50056-8Beat Boston College 26–775-144.098Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–50.37578+4Lost to William & Mary 0–976-184.167Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC3–60.33384-4Lost to Texas Tech 0–2777-94.207Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–50.37578-5Lost to Pittsburgh 13–287804.263Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–40.55651-10Beat Western Michigan 14–079-104.373Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–50.37578-6Lost to Indiana 7–268054.453Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–50.44465-12Beat Denver 21–148164.460William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–50.44465-11Beat Florida State 9–08224.510Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI4–50.44465-7Beat Houston 27–08334.540Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–40.50056-14Beat Idaho 28–1384-44.673West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–60.33384-4Lost to Virginia Tech 0–1285-84.905HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR3–60.33384-10Lost to New Mexico State 13–428635.237Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–60.25092-11Lost to LSU 0–2787115.253Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–5–20.25092-8Beat Texas A&M 7–28825.337Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–60.25092-13Lost to Purdue 23–2989-75.402Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–60.33384-14Lost to Rice 2–79075.467Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–5–10.38976-19Beat Furman 48–1491-35.563Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–50.37578-16Lost to Air Force 15–229295.571Brown (BROWN)IND IVY2–5–10.31391-12Beat Harvard 16–693-105.712UTEPIND BOR3–60.33384-5Lost to Abilene Christian 22–2894-25.948COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–70.125101-14Lost to Syracuse 0–719515.978California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–80.111106-16Lost to Washington 0–209665.990MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–70.22296-20Beat Cincinnati 35–3497-66.110Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–70.22296-22Lost to Utah State 14–2198-36.171Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–70.125101-16Lost to Pennsylvania 6–2499-66.334Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI2–70.22296-24Lost to Stanford 22–39100-16.580BYUIND SKY2–70.22296-16Lost to Arizona State 9–27101-16.676NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–70.125101-13Lost to UCLA 12–21102-86.679Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI4–60.40075-11Lost to Kentucky 0–4110317.300Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–80.111106-27Lost to Missouri 0–26104-17.473Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–60.25092-5Lost to Richmond 14–4810567.865Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–70.22296-21Beat Miami (OH) 13–010618.010George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–80.111106-30Lost to Navy 8–1610718.169Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–80.111106-18Lost to Rutgers 6–12108-28.465Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–90.000111-29Lost to North Carolina 0–4110918.470Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI0–90.000111-32Lost to Pacific 13–28110-58.554West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–80.111106-22Lost to Trinity (TEXAS) 8–1411118.598Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–70.125101-17BYE112-38.733DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–70.125101-13Lost to Lehigh 0–14
