Duke
ACC · 1959 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Duke head-to-head · History & Eras
1959 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H |  ACC | 6–4 | L 7–12 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 3–5–1 | L 13–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 1–7–2 | W 24–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4 | L 0–12 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–4–1 | L 6–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 1–9 | W 17–15 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H |  SEC | 6–5 | W 10–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 9–2 | L 0–6 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 6–4 | W 27–15 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 5–5 | L 0–50 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Georgia Tech +6
- Wake Forest +6
- Rice +1
- NC State +1
- Clemson -2
- South Carolina -4
- Pittsburgh -4
- Army -4
- Ohio State -5
- North Carolina -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.400 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.