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Virginia Tech

SOCON · 1959 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
3rd
3–1 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
736–491–44
0.596 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2000, 2005
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC1–9L 13–15
5Week 5 · Sep 29Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC6–4L 18–27
6Week 6 · Oct 6William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 20–14
7Week 7 · Oct 13Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–6L 6–7
8Week 8 · Oct 20Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC0–10W 40–14
9Week 9 · Oct 27Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI1–9W 24–14
10Week 10 · Nov 3Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON4–5–1W 51–29
11Week 11 · Nov 10West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND BOR1–9W 26–21
12Week 12 · Nov 17West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 12–0
14Week 14 · Dec 1Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON8–1–1L 12–37

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
3.468
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-7
-20+13
  • William & Mary +4
  • Richmond +4
  • West Virginia +3
  • Villanova +1
  • West Texas A&M +1
  • Virginia 0
  • Virginia Military Institute -1
  • Wake Forest -4
  • Florida State -6
  • NC State -9

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 #63Better than 55%
Win % Place 33rdBetter than 77%

0.600 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#63W14#63Regular Season Final#63Post-Season W1#64Post-Season W2#63Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-2
-9
+6
-1
+26
+10
+22
+5
+12
-25

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

Final Rank by Season
#91954#481955#281956#791957#691958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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