1959 Arizona
4–6 (2–1 Border Conference), coached by Jim LaRue. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas Tech 30–26Nov 7
By 4 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs BYU | L 14–18 | 40% |
| Sep 26 | atWest Texas | W 7–6 | 41% |
| Oct 3 | vs Idaho | W 16–14 | 50% |
| Oct 17 | vs New Mexico | L 7–28 | 45% |
| Oct 24 | vs Colorado | L 0–18 | 44% |
| Oct 31 | at Utah | L 6–54 | 27% |
| Nov 7 | vs Texas Tech | W 30–26 | 43% |
| Nov 14 | vs Air Force | L 15–22 | 17% |
| Nov 21 | vs UTEP | W 14–10 | 56% |
| Nov 28 | at Arizona State | L 9–15 | 11% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 15–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1959.
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 2–1 2nd in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 118–211
- Coach
- Jim LaRue
- Elo
- 1319 −43 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −13.6 No. 93 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Gary Cropper and Jim Geist
1959 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 5–0 | 10–1 | |
 Arizona | 2–1 | 4–6 | |
 New Mexico State | 2–2 | 8–3 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 2–2 | 3–7 | |
| UTEP | 2–3 | 3–7 | |
| West Texas | 0–5 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.