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Richmond

SOCON · 1959 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–5–1
0.450 Win %
Conference
5th
4–3 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
56
1909–1981
All-Time Record
230–287–27
0.448 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#18
1943
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 3
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 10 seasons

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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Dayton (DAYTON)H2HIND FBSI3–7L 3–6
5Week 5 · Sep 29West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON3–7L 7–10
6Week 6 · Oct 6Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON8–1–1T 14–14
7Week 7 · Oct 13Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON1–8W 21–7
8Week 8 · Oct 20Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 7–8
9Week 9 · Oct 27Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–6L 6–22
10Week 10 · Nov 3Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON6–4L 29–51
11Week 11 · Nov 10George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON1–8W 26–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 48–14
13Week 13 · Nov 24William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 20–12

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
4.772
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-17
-26+9
  • William & Mary +4
  • Furman +3
  • Davidson +1
  • George Washington +1
  • Virginia Military Institute 0
  • Citadel -2
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • Florida State -6
  • Dayton -7
  • 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.

National Standing
Rank #85Better than 39%
Win % Place 69thBetter than 50%

0.450 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#82W14#83Regular Season Final#84Post-Season W1#84Post-Season W2#85Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
-3
0
+14
-1
-16
-22
+26
+34
+8

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

Final Rank by Season
#641954#591955#681956#821957#881958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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