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Colorado

B8 · 1959 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
5th
3–3 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
684–531–35
0.561 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1990
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 38
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC10–1L 12–21
5Week 5 · Sep 29Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC4–6L 7–15
6Week 6 · Oct 6Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B87–3L 12–42
7Week 7 · Oct 13Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B82–8W 20–17
8Week 8 · Oct 20Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B87–3L 0–27
9Week 9 · Oct 27Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND BOR4–6W 18–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B86–5W 21–20
11Week 11 · Nov 10Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B85–5W 27–14
12Week 12 · Nov 17Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B84–6L 12–14
14Week 14 · Dec 1Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1W 15–7

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
3.473
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+3
-19+22
  • Missouri +6
  • Kansas +5
  • Air Force +5
  • Arizona +4
  • Kansas State +2
  • Washington -1
  • Oklahoma -3
  • Iowa State -3
  • Baylor -6
  • Nebraska -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 #64Better than 54%
Win % Place 59thBetter than 58%

0.500 Win % · Change -4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#60W14#60Regular Season Final#60Post-Season W1#60Post-Season W2#64Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-9
-8
-30
+3
-27
+18
+1
+13
-2
+8

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

Final Rank by Season
#181954#431955#151956#341957#381958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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