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Maryland

ACC · 1959 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
4th
4–2 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
110
1917–2026
All-Time Record
595–551–30
0.519 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1953, 1976
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 8 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 19 seasons

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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 27–7
5Week 5 · Sep 29Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC9–2L 0–26
6Week 6 · Oct 6Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI11–0L 0–29
7Week 7 · Oct 13Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC6–4L 7–10
8Week 8 · Oct 20North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC5–5W 14–7
10Week 10 · Nov 3South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HACC6–4L 6–22
11Week 11 · Nov 10Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1L 14–22
12Week 12 · Nov 17Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC9–2W 28–25
13Week 13 · Nov 24Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC0–10W 55–12
13Regular Season Final · Dec 8NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC1–9W 33–28

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
3.247
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-14+18
  • Clemson +9
  • North Carolina +5
  • West Virginia +3
  • NC State +1
  • Syracuse 0
  • Virginia 0
  • Texas -2
  • Wake Forest -4
  • South Carolina -4
  • Navy -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 #57Better than 59%
Win % Place 59thBetter than 58%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#58W14#57Regular Season Final#57Post-Season W1#57Post-Season W2#57Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
-26
-29
-3
+7
-16
-8
+3
+43
+5

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

Final Rank by Season
#71954#51955#871956#521957#761958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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