Pittsburgh
FBSI · 1959 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 13 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Pittsburgh head-to-head · History & Eras
1959 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 | Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7 | W 21–15 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 8–2 | L 0–23 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 5–4–1 | W 25–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 4–6 | W 12–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND SOCON | 3–7 | L 15–23 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 8–3 | L 3–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–0 | L 0–35 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4 | W 22–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5 | W 28–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2 | W 22–7 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Penn State +9
- UCLA +5
- Boston College +5
- Notre Dame +5
- Duke +4
- Marquette +3
- Syracuse 0
- USC -2
- TCU -3
- West Virginia -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.600 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.