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Vanderbilt

SEC · 1959 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
5–3–2
0.600 Win %
Conference
7th
3–2 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
576–651–43
0.470 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1906, 1921, 1922
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 26
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 4 Top 10

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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC10–1L 6–21
6Week 6 · Oct 6Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC7–2–2T 7–7
7Week 7 · Oct 13Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC10–1L 0–33
8Week 8 · Oct 20Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC5–4–1W 13–6
9Week 9 · Oct 27Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC0–10W 33–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB102–7L 6–20
11Week 11 · Nov 10Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC4–6W 11–6
12Week 12 · Nov 17Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC3–6–1T 6–6
13Week 13 · Nov 24NORTH ALABAMAUnranked—W 42–7
14Week 14 · Dec 1Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–4–1W 14–0

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
2.665
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-9+14
  • Florida +5
  • Tennessee +5
  • Kentucky +4
  • Alabama 0
  • Virginia 0
  • Tulane 0
  • Georgia -1
  • Ole Miss -1
  • Minnesota -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 #36Better than 74%
Win % Place 33rdBetter than 77%

0.600 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37W14#37Regular Season Final#37Post-Season W1#37Post-Season W2#36Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-15
0
-33
+7
+33
-14
+5
0
+35
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#911954#291955#571956#291957#331958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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