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West Virginia

SOCON · 1959 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–7
0.300 Win %
Conference
4th
2–2 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
114
1909–2026
All-Time Record
707–482–41
0.591 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
2007
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 28
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC5–5L 7–27
5Week 5 · Sep 29Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON4–5–1W 10–7
6Week 6 · Oct 6George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON1–8W 10–8
7Week 7 · Oct 13Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI4–5L 0–7
8Week 8 · Oct 20Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 23–15
9Week 9 · Oct 27Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI11–0L 0–44
10Week 10 · Nov 3Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 10–28
11Week 11 · Nov 10USCH2HPAC8–2L 0–36
12Week 12 · Nov 17Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON6–4L 0–12
13Week 13 · Nov 24Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 14–20

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
4.685
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-20+11
  • Pittsburgh +6
  • Richmond +4
  • George Washington +1
  • Syracuse 0
  • Penn State -2
  • USC -2
  • Citadel -2
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • Maryland -5
  • Boston University -5

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 #83Better than 40%
Win % Place 85thBetter than 39%

0.300 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#83W14#82Regular Season Final#83Post-Season W1#82Post-Season W2#83Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-20
+3
+2
-7
+8
-44
-18
-36
-12
-6

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

Final Rank by Season
#121954#131955#381956#181957#591958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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