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Davidson

SOCON · 1959 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–8
0.111 Win %
Conference
9th
0–5 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
66
1902–1973
All-Time Record
248–312–40
0.447 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#19
1918
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 3
  • Divisional Era · 18 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22CATAWBAUnranked—W 42–6
5Week 5 · Sep 29PRESBYTERIANUnranked—L 21–25
6Week 6 · Oct 6Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 7–13
7Week 7 · Oct 13Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON4–5–1L 7–21
9Week 9 · Oct 27Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON8–1–1L 7–34
10Week 10 · Nov 3WOFFORDUnranked—L 20–27
11Week 11 · Nov 10William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–6L 7–25
12Week 12 · Nov 17LEHIGHUnranked—L 0–14
13Week 13 · Nov 24Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON3–7L 7–35

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
9.098
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-21
-21+0
  • Virginia Military Institute -1
  • Citadel -2
  • Richmond -5
  • William & Mary -6
  • Furman -7

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 #111Better than 20%
Win % Place 105thBetter than 24%

0.111 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#111W14#111Regular Season Final#112Post-Season W1#112Post-Season W2#111Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+36
-4
-6
-14
-27
-7
-18
-14
-28

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

Final Rank by Season
#621954#761955#661956#621957#791958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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