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Marquette

FBSI · 1959 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–7
0.300 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
34
1927–1960
All-Time Record
131–160–15
0.453 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1936
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • Divisional Era · 5 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 9 seasons

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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 15–21
5Week 5 · Sep 29Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 0–14
6Week 6 · Oct 6Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–3L 6–44
7Week 7 · Oct 13Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB104–4–1L 13–33
8Week 8 · Oct 20Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND FBSI5–4L 13–22
9Week 9 · Oct 27Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI5–4L 0–16
10Week 10 · Nov 3Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 12–18
11Week 11 · Nov 10NORTH DAKOTA STATEUnranked—W 48–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND MVC5–4–1W 35–34
13Week 13 · Nov 24Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 30–12

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
4.757
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-16
-27+11
  • Holy Cross +6
  • Cincinnati +5
  • Wisconsin -3
  • Pittsburgh -4
  • Detroit Mercy -4
  • Indiana -4
  • Pacific -4
  • Boston College -4
  • Oklahoma State -4

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 #84Better than 39%
Win % Place 85thBetter than 39%

0.300 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#86W14#85Regular Season Final#85Post-Season W1#85Post-Season W2#84Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
-14
-38
-20
-9
-16
-6
+48
+1
+18

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

Final Rank by Season
#821954#891955#1111956#1121957#841958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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