1959 Week 8 College Football Team RankingsOctober 20, 1959By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1959 Season Tags: • No Comments1959 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status120.708Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+10Beat Holy Cross 42–6250.793USCPAC4–01.0001+10Beat Washington 22–15360.837Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI5–01.0001+12Beat Air Force 20–3460.960Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–01.0001+11Beat Arkansas 13–12501.032LSUSEC5–01.0001+9Beat Kentucky 9–0601.104Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+8Beat Boston University 21–12711.146Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–10.80014+10Lost to Texas 12–138-41.161Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–01.0001+6Beat Michigan 20–79-71.275Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–10.80014+7Lost to Auburn 6–710121.373Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–01.0001+4Beat Cornell 23–011161.394Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–01.0001+5Beat Colorado State 24–91261.402Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–01.0001+5Beat Tulane 53–713-11.464North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC5–01.0001+4Beat Pensacola NAS 43–014111.552TCUIND SWC3–20.60040+8Beat Texas A&M 39–615-21.580Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–10.80014+6Beat BYU 21–61651.606Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–01.0001+2Beat Brown 36–91701.648Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–0–10.87513+2Tied Cincinnati 28–281861.779Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–10.75023+6Beat Navy 23–81911.801Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–1–10.62537+3Tied Alabama 7–720-51.809Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.80014+4Lost to USC 15–2221111.814Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–10.80014+3Beat Mississippi State 15–022191.876Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–10.75023+4Beat Minnesota 14–623-91.894Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–10.75023+4Lost to Oregon 3–2024-231.898Purdue (PURDUE)B102–1–10.62537+3Lost to Ohio State 0–1525221.944Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–10.75023+4Beat Georgia Tech 7–62651.984South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75023+4BYE27-112.054SMUIND SWC2–1–10.62537+3Tied Rice 13–1328-22.060Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–10.75023+2BYE2972.108Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–10.80014+4Beat NC State 17–1430-112.136Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–10.75023+3Lost to Yale 0–2331152.235Indiana (INDIANA)B103–10.75023+2Beat Nebraska 23–73282.346Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75023+2Beat Iowa 25–1633182.384New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY3–20.60040+3Beat Arizona 28–734162.416Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–1–10.70035+1Beat William & Mary 26–73502.432Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–20.60040+4Lost to Arizona State 9–2436122.455New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–10.800140BYE37-142.482Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–10.75023+1Lost to Syracuse 6–4238-92.498Iowa (IOWA)B102–20.50053+2Lost to Wisconsin 16–2539182.536Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50053+2Beat Duke 21–64092.537Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–10.80014-1Beat Colorado 27–041-302.572Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–1–10.70035+1Lost to Vanderbilt 6–1342132.576Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–20.50053+3Beat Missouri 23–043102.608Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–10.80014-1Beat Richmond 8–744252.636Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–20.50053+2Beat Purdue 15–04592.642Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–10.750230Beat Columbia 38–2246142.649Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–20.50053+3Beat Texas Tech 14–747-22.668Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–20.60040+2Beat Kansas State 33–1448-152.720Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–30.40067+5Lost to Ole Miss 7–5349152.730Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–30.40067+4Beat North Carolina 14–750392.787Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–2–10.37579+2Beat Florida 13–651142.866Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60040+1Beat Stanford 36–1952-132.874Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–20.600400Lost to West Virginia 15–2353-192.919Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI3–20.60040+2Lost to Baylor 7–145442.967Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60040+1Beat Houston 19–1255-112.999Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–20.500530Beat Colgate 42–75603.005Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–1–20.600400Tied Tennessee 7–757-293.223Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–10.75023+2Lost to Bucknell 8–155853.246Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–20.50053+1Beat Denver 26–1259-213.294Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–20.60040-1Lost to TCU 6–396073.341San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60040-1Beat Fresno State 40–146103.348Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–2–10.500530Tied Wichita State 28–286283.420Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–20.50053-1Beat Notre Dame 19–063-263.430Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–30.40067+2Lost to Oklahoma 0–2364-123.457Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–30.40067+1Lost to Miami 8–2365133.499West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–20.60040-1Beat Pittsburgh 23–156603.528Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–40.20090+1Lost to LSU 0–967-253.599Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–30.40067+4Lost to Memphis 6–1668-383.694Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–20.500530Lost to Michigan State 0–1969113.719Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI3–20.60040-3Beat Xavier 38–147023.763Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–30.40067-1Beat Hardin Simmons 16–871203.801UCLAPAC1–1–10.50053-1Beat California 19–1272-103.819Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–30.40067-1Lost to Indiana 7–2373-143.898Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–30.25081-1Lost to Illinois 6–1474-313.934North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–30.40067-2Lost to Maryland 7–1475113.987Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–30.40067-2Beat Montana 28–076-14.427Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–40.20090-3Lost to Washington State 19–3677204.595Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–20.50053-5Beat Dartmouth 35–1278-24.761Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–30.25081-3Lost to Georgia 0–157924.825NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–30.25081-3Lost to Wake Forest 14–178054.840Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–30.25081-3Lost to Penn State 12–2181-104.843Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–20.50053-6Lost to New Mexico 7–2882-84.863Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC1–40.20090-3Lost to Oklahoma State 12–198394.869Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–30.40067-6Beat Virginia 40–1484-24.972Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–30.25081-3Lost to Harvard 22–3885-175.148UTEPIND BOR2–30.40067-2Lost to Trinity (TEXAS) 20–218645.361Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–3–10.30080-6Lost to Citadel 7–88795.444Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–30.25081-4Lost to Northwestern 7–2088-15.471Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI3–30.50053-2Lost to Detroit Mercy 14–3889-105.482California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–40.20090-2Lost to UCLA 12–1990-75.614Denver (DENVER)IND SKY1–40.20090-6Lost to Utah 12–269145.676Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–40.20090-5Lost to Iowa State 0–2792-85.810George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–40.20090-6Lost to Furman 0–249305.880HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–50.000106-5Lost to Tulsa 8–1694155.895Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–30.40067+1Beat George Washington 24–095-75.977Duke (DUKE)ACC1–40.20090-7Lost to Army 6–219656.050Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI1–40.20090-8Beat Idaho 66–189726.234Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–40.20090-8Lost to Kansas 14–3398-256.248COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI0–40.000106-4Lost to Princeton 7–4299-226.280Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY0–3–10.125104-3Lost to Boston College 12–35100116.334Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI1–30.25081-8Beat Marquette 22–1310116.421Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–3–10.125104-3Lost to Pennsylvania 9–3610216.732William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–40.20090-10Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–2610316.851DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–30.25081-4BYE10416.908BYUIND SKY1–40.20090-5Lost to Wyoming 6–2110517.537MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–50.000106-9Lost to Pacific 13–22106-87.792Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–40.20090-2Lost to Louisville 6–32107-137.902West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR0–50.000106-5Lost to Southern Miss 6–37108-17.910Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–40.20090-7Lost to Utah State 0–28109-17.936Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–2–20.25081-4Tied SMU 13–13110-108.361Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI0–50.000106-11Lost to Oregon State 18–66111-18.463Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–50.000106-10Lost to Virginia Tech 14–40112010.205Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–50.000106-6Lost to Miami (OH) 6–26
