1959 Week 9 College Football Team RankingsOctober 27, 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 Status100.738Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+14Beat West Virginia 44–0240.899Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+15Beat Illinois 20–9320.975LSUSEC6–01.0001+14Beat Florida 9–04-21.067USCPAC5–01.0001+13Beat Stanford 30–285-21.099Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI5–10.83311+14Lost to Washington 12–136-21.183Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–01.0001+12Beat Rice 28–6711.190Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–01.0001+10Beat Notre Dame 30–24811.215Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–10.83311+12Beat Tulane 21–13931.223Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–01.0001+10Beat Arkansas 28–010-31.239Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–20.66730+14Lost to Ole Miss 0–281151.392Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–0–10.90010+5Tied Navy 22–221211.429North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC6–01.0001+8Beat Houston 7–613-31.513Yale (YALE)IND IVY5–01.0001+5Beat Colgate 21–014111.522Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–10.80018+9Beat Miami 21–61551.534Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–10.83311+10Beat Oregon 13–1216-11.548Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–10.83311+9Beat Utah 21–717101.607SMUIND SWC3–1–10.70026+7Beat Texas Tech 21–1318101.640Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–10.80018+6Beat South Carolina 27–01921.686Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–10.83311+6Beat Kentucky 14–720-61.726TCUIND SWC4–20.66730+10Beat Pittsburgh 13–321-21.794Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–1–10.70026+5Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 23–02211.860Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI4–10.80018+5Beat UCLA 20–72311.947Purdue (PURDUE)B103–1–10.70026+5Beat Iowa 14–724181.979Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–20.60038+8Beat Kansas 7–625142.008Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–20.60038+6Beat Colorado State 25–626-152.033Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–10.80018+4Lost to San José State 15–242752.166Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–10.80018+4Beat Ohio State 12–32862.167Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–1–10.75025+3Beat Davidson 34–729112.206Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–10.83311+2Beat Kansas State 26–03072.207Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–10.80018+3Beat Columbia 34–031232.298Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66730+4Beat Wichita State 34–143212.307New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–20.66730+4Beat Montana 55–1433-152.308Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–20.60038+6Lost to Auburn 6–2134122.316Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–20.60038+6Beat Texas A&M 13–035202.320Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–20.60038+3Beat Cornell 20–03672.412Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–10.83311+1Beat Furman 18–1437-112.440South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–20.60038+5Lost to Clemson 0–2738-162.464Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–20.60038+4Lost to Penn State 9–2039212.484San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66730+3Beat Arizona State 24–1540-232.629Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–1–10.70026+1Lost to Oklahoma State 14–344192.718Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–2–10.50054+2Beat Virginia 33–042212.722Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–30.50054+6Beat Nebraska 9–043-22.752Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–2–10.58351+2Lost to LSU 0–944-152.758Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–20.66730+2Lost to North Carolina 19–214562.800Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI4–20.667300Beat Idaho 27–546112.880Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–10.80018+3Beat Lehigh 23–047152.881Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–20.60038+1Beat Indiana 14–64812.943Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–30.40070+4BYE4972.951Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–1–20.600380BYE50112.972Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC3–2–10.58351+1Beat Pacific 21–1451-152.984New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–20.66730-2Lost to UTEP 15–2052-142.988Iowa (IOWA)B102–30.40070+2Lost to Purdue 7–1453-232.999Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–20.60038+1Lost to Princeton 0–2054-193.080Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–30.50054+3Lost to Army 6–2555-23.095Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI3–30.50054+3Lost to SMU 13–2156-123.126Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–30.40070+2Lost to Wisconsin 3–1257-103.174Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–30.50054+1Lost to Oklahoma 6–758-273.224Indiana (INDIANA)B103–20.60038-1Lost to Michigan State 6–1459113.272Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–30.50054+1Beat Detroit Mercy 21–66043.311Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–3–10.41769+2Tied Pennsylvania 22–226163.340Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–30.50054+5Beat Richmond 22–662123.353North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–30.50054+1Beat Wake Forest 21–196353.592Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–30.40070+1Lost to Northwestern 24–3064-123.606Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–30.50054-2Lost to TCU 3–1365-173.677Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–40.33380+2Lost to Georgia Tech 13–2166113.709Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–20.60038-4Beat Marquette 16–067-93.714Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–30.400700Lost to Wyoming 7–216873.777Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–30.50054-3Beat Montana State 22–1369-103.814Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–30.50054-3Lost to Baylor 0–1370-43.844Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–50.167970Lost to Georgia 7–1471143.873UTEPIND BOR3–30.50054+2Beat New Mexico State 20–1572-273.934Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–20.60038-4Lost to Dartmouth 0–973264.000Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY1–3–10.300880Beat Harvard 9–074-94.013West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–30.50054-1Lost to Syracuse 0–4475124.189Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–30.40070-2Beat Minnesota 14–67674.323Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–30.50054-7Beat Villanova 24–147714.392Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–30.40070-4Beat Memphis 28–2378134.408Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–40.33380-3Beat Arizona 18–079-34.428Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–50.16797-4Lost to USC 28–308024.585Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC1–50.16797-3Lost to North Texas 6–781-124.608Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI3–30.50054-7Lost to Tulsa 6–2182-24.790Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–30.40070-5Beat UConn 8–783-114.808Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–40.33380-5Lost to Missouri 0–984-134.919UCLAPAC1–2–10.37579-3Lost to Air Force 7–208535.008Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI4–30.57153-2Beat Dayton 3–08645.138Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–40.33380-7Beat BYU 14–787-35.186Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–40.20091-4Lost to Holy Cross 0–348855.409HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–50.16797-6Beat West Texas A&M 22–08975.418Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI2–40.33380-9Beat California 24–209055.488Duke (DUKE)ACC2–40.33380-9Beat NC State 17–1591-185.549Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–40.20091-6Lost to Michigan 6–1492-135.651NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–40.20091-7Lost to Duke 15–179385.678Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–3–10.30088-4Beat Rhode Island 6–09485.715William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–40.33380-10Beat George Washington 14–79535.891COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI0–50.000107-5Lost to Yale 0–2196-155.899Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–30.40070-11Lost to Colorado 0–1897-36.083Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–40.333800Lost to Citadel 14–1898-126.408Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–4–10.25090-11Lost to Florida State 6–2299-26.452Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–50.16797-11Lost to Iowa State 0–2610096.531Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–3–20.20091-4Lost to Texas 6–28101-16.765Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI1–40.20091-12Lost to Cincinnati 14–21102-136.849California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–50.16797-8Lost to Oregon State 20–2410306.986DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–40.20091-6Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–34104-127.210George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–50.16797-13Lost to William & Mary 7–1410537.782Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–50.16797-9Lost to New Mexico 14–5510607.843Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–50.16797-5Lost to Xavier 0–3107-37.941BYUIND SKY1–50.16797-11Lost to Denver 7–1410827.975Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI0–60.000107-14Lost to Washington State 5–27109-48.251MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–60.000107-15Lost to Boston College 0–1611018.450Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–60.000107-13Lost to Vanderbilt 0–33111-49.023West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR0–60.000107-12Lost to Hardin Simmons 0–2211209.710Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–60.000107-9Lost to Virginia Tech 14–24
