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UCLA

PAC · 1959 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–4–1
0.550 Win %
Conference
3rd
3–1 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
99
1928–2026
All-Time Record
626–425–31
0.593 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1965
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 18 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 8 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB105–2–2T 0–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 21–25
8Week 8 · Oct 20California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC2–8W 19–12
9Week 9 · Oct 27Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1L 7–20
10Week 10 · Nov 3Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC10–1L 7–23
11Week 11 · Nov 10Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC3–7W 55–13
12Week 12 · Nov 17NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC1–9W 21–12
13Week 13 · Nov 24USCH2HPAC8–2W 10–3
14Week 14 · Dec 1Utah (UTAH)H2HIND SKY5–5W 21–6
13Regular Season Final · Dec 8Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI11–0L 8–36

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
2.723
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-9+19
  • USC +8
  • Utah +5
  • Stanford +3
  • California +2
  • NC State +1
  • Purdue 0
  • Syracuse 0
  • Washington -1
  • Pittsburgh -4
  • Air Force -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 #39Better than 72%
Win % Place 49thBetter than 65%

0.550 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#30W14#40Regular Season Final#40Post-Season W1#40Post-Season W2#39Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
-4
+7
-13
-16
+42
+9
+7
+15
-28

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

Final Rank by Season
#31954#21955#311956#141957#851958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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