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Holy Cross

FBSI · 1959 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
53
1899–1981
All-Time Record
264–233–27
0.530 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1938
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 8
  • Divisional Era · 25 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 7 seasons

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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY5–3–1W 31–8
6Week 6 · Oct 6Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI1–9W 20–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13Dayton (DAYTON)H2HIND FBSI3–7W 8–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI11–0L 6–42
9Week 9 · Oct 27Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY2–7W 34–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 14–12
11Week 11 · Nov 10Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 17–8
12Week 12 · Nov 17Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 0–46
13Week 13 · Nov 24Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI3–7L 12–30
14Week 14 · Dec 1Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI5–4L 0–14

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
2.994
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-13+17
  • Dartmouth +5
  • Boston University +4
  • Dayton +3
  • Columbia +2
  • Colgate +2
  • Villanova +1
  • Syracuse 0
  • Penn State -2
  • Boston College -4
  • Marquette -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 #52Better than 63%
Win % Place 33rdBetter than 77%

0.600 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#53W14#53Regular Season Final#53Post-Season W1#53Post-Season W2#52Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+23
+20
+8
-36
+34
+2
+9
-46
-18
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#831954#641955#461956#251957#281958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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