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Utah

SKY · 1959 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
4th
3–2 in SKY

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
120
1905–2026
All-Time Record
707–468–30
0.599 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1928
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 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 · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Oregon (OREGON)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 6–21
6Week 6 · Oct 6Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC10–1L 6–51
7Week 7 · Oct 13BYUH2HIND SKY3–7W 20–8
8Week 8 · Oct 20Denver (DENVER)H2HIND SKY2–8W 26–12
9Week 9 · Oct 27Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY9–1L 7–21
10Week 10 · Nov 3Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND BOR4–6W 54–6
11Week 11 · Nov 10Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND FBSI1–9W 47–13
12Week 12 · Nov 17Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY6–4L 17–21
13Week 13 · Nov 24Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND SKY5–6W 35–21
14Week 14 · Dec 1UCLAH2HPAC5–4–1L 6–21

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
3.348
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+3
-12+15
  • Utah State +5
  • Arizona +4
  • BYU +3
  • Denver +2
  • Idaho +1
  • Washington -1
  • Wyoming -1
  • Oregon -2
  • Colorado State -4
  • UCLA -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 #59Better than 58%
Win % Place 59thBetter than 58%

0.500 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#57W14#59Regular Season Final#58Post-Season W1#58Post-Season W2#59Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-15
-45
+12
+14
-14
+48
+34
-4
+14
-15

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

Final Rank by Season
#791954#321955#501956#391957#821958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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