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Citadel

SOCON · 1959 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–2
0.800 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–1 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1909–1981
All-Time Record
284–304–21
0.484 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#23
1916
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Citadel head-to-head · History & Eras

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22NEWBERRYUnranked—W 48–0
5Week 5 · Sep 29Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–6L 6–47
6Week 6 · Oct 6Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON1–8W 13–7
7Week 7 · Oct 13WOFFORDUnranked—W 40–8
8Week 8 · Oct 20Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON4–5–1W 8–7
9Week 9 · Oct 27Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 18–14
10Week 10 · Nov 3William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 38–13
11Week 11 · Nov 10PRESBYTERIANUnranked—W 8–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON8–1–1L 8–32
13Week 13 · Nov 24West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 20–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.445
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+8
-7+15
  • Richmond +4
  • William & Mary +4
  • Furman +3
  • West Virginia +3
  • Davidson +1
  • Virginia Military Institute -1
  • Florida State -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 15thBetter than 90%

0.800 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#28W14#30Regular Season Final#30Post-Season W1#30Post-Season W2#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+48
-41
+6
+32
+1
+4
+25
+8
-24
+6

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1071954#781955#901956#691957#971958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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