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SKY · 1959 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–8
0.200 Win %
Conference
7th
2–5 in SKY

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
59
1902–1960
All-Time Record
259–228–33
0.530 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1917
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 5
  • Divisional Era · 5 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–6L 13–14
5Week 5 · Sep 29Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B87–3L 12–28
6Week 6 · Oct 6Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY6–4L 0–15
7Week 7 · Oct 13Montana (MONTANA)H2HIND SKY1–8W 27–12
8Week 8 · Oct 20Utah (UTAH)H2HIND SKY5–5L 12–26
9Week 9 · Oct 27BYUH2HIND SKY3–7W 14–7
10Week 10 · Nov 3New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND SKY7–3L 0–42
11Week 11 · Nov 10Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 12–20
12Week 12 · Nov 17Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND SKY5–6L 14–21
13Week 13 · Nov 24Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY9–1L 0–45

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
6.346
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-28
-32+4
  • BYU +3
  • Montana +1
  • Wyoming -1
  • Iowa State -3
  • New Mexico -3
  • Colorado State -4
  • Oklahoma State -4
  • Utah -5
  • San José State -6
  • Utah 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 #99Better than 28%
Win % Place 101stBetter than 27%

0.200 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#99W14#99Regular Season Final#99Post-Season W1#99Post-Season W2#99Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-1
-16
-15
+15
-14
+7
-42
-8
-7
-45

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

Final Rank by Season
#101954#161955#551956#611957#951958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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