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Kentucky

SEC · 1959 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
4–6
0.400 Win %
Conference
10th
1–6 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1915–2026
All-Time Record
539–594–36
0.476 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1950, 1977
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 21 seasons

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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC6–5L 12–14
5Week 5 · Sep 29Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC10–1L 0–16
6Week 6 · Oct 6Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 32–7
7Week 7 · Oct 13Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC7–3L 0–33
8Week 8 · Oct 20LSUH2HSEC9–2L 0–9
9Week 9 · Oct 27Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC10–1L 7–14
10Week 10 · Nov 3Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 22–3
11Week 11 · Nov 10Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC5–3–2L 6–11
12Week 12 · Nov 17Xavier (XAVIER)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 41–0
13Week 13 · Nov 24Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–4–1W 20–0

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
2.941
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-15+21
  • Detroit Mercy +6
  • Miami +6
  • Tennessee +5
  • Xavier +4
  • Ole Miss -1
  • Georgia -1
  • LSU -2
  • Auburn -3
  • Vanderbilt -3
  • Georgia Tech -5

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 #48Better than 66%
Win % Place 73rdBetter than 47%

0.400 Win % · Change -4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#43W14#43Regular Season Final#44Post-Season W1#44Post-Season W2#48Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-2
-16
+25
-33
-9
-7
+19
-5
+41
+20

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

Final Rank by Season
#281954#351955#371956#871957#531958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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