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George Washington

SOCON · 1959 Season · Final

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

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
33
1908–1966
All-Time Record
138–147–14
0.485 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#10
1908
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 3
  • Divisional Era · 11 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 6–38
5Week 5 · Sep 29Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 18–14
6Week 6 · Oct 6West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON3–7L 8–10
7Week 7 · Oct 13Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC5–4–1L 0–21
8Week 8 · Oct 20Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON3–7L 0–24
9Week 9 · Oct 27William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–6L 7–14
10Week 10 · Nov 3Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON8–1–1L 6–28
11Week 11 · Nov 10Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON4–5–1L 0–26
12Week 12 · Nov 17Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1L 8–16

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
7.745
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-34
-38+4
  • Boston University +4
  • Virginia Military Institute -1
  • Detroit Mercy -4
  • Wichita State -4
  • Navy -4
  • Richmond -5
  • William & Mary -6
  • West Virginia -7
  • 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 #106Better than 23%
Win % Place 105thBetter than 24%

0.111 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#106W14#106Regular Season Final#106Post-Season W1#106Post-Season W2#106Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-32
+4
-2
-21
-24
-7
-22
-26
-8

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

Final Rank by Season
#991954#601955#171956#931957#941958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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