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Rutgers

FBSI · 1959 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
6–3
0.667 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
112
1869–2026
All-Time Record
511–532–22
0.490 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1869, 1870, 1876
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 11 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 31
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 10 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 9 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 17 Top 10

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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY4–5W 8–6
6Week 6 · Oct 6CONNECTICUTUnranked—W 20–8
7Week 7 · Oct 13Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 15–12
8Week 8 · Oct 20BUCKNELLUnranked—L 8–15
9Week 9 · Oct 27LEHIGHUnranked—W 23–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3DELAWAREUnranked—L 14–34
11Week 11 · Nov 10LAFAYETTEUnranked—W 16–14
12Week 12 · Nov 17Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI1–9W 12–6
13Week 13 · Nov 24Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY2–7L 16–26

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
4.061
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-7+7
  • Princeton +4
  • Colgate +2
  • Villanova +1
  • Columbia -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 #72Better than 48%
Win % Place 26thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#73W14#73Regular Season Final#73Post-Season W1#73Post-Season W2#72Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+2
+12
+3
-7
+23
-20
+2
+6
-10

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

Final Rank by Season
#931954#961955#1071956#751957#221958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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