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1959 Boston University

4–⁠5.

Schedule and results

Boston University in 1959, game by game: lost vs. George Washington 14–18; lost at Kansas 7–28; won vs. West Virginia 7–0; lost at No. 10 Penn State 12–21; won vs. UConn 8–7; won at Massachusetts 20–6; lost at Holy Cross 8–17; won vs. Boston College 26–7; lost vs. No. 1 Syracuse 0–46+19−46Lost 14–18 vs. George Washington-4George Washingt…Lost 7–28 at Kansas-21KansasWon 7–0 vs. West Virginia+7West VirginiaLost 12–21 at No. 10 Penn State-9No. 10 Penn StateWon 8–7 vs. UConn+1UConnWon 20–6 at Massachusetts+14MassachusettsLost 8–17 at Holy Cross-9Holy CrossWon 26–7 vs. Boston College+19Boston CollegeLost 0–46 vs. No. 1 Syracuse-46No. 1 Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsGeorge WashingtonL 14–⁠1870%
Oct 3atKansasL 7–⁠2840%
Oct 9vsWest VirginiaW 7–⁠043%
Oct 17at10Penn StateL 12–⁠2118%
Oct 23vsUConnW 8–⁠780%
Oct 31atMassachusettsW 20–⁠669%
Nov 7atHoly CrossL 8–⁠1727%
Nov 14vsBoston CollegeW 26–⁠745%
Nov 21vs1SyracuseL 0–⁠4623%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 46–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 67 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
102–⁠150
Coach
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Elo
1461 −6 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−7.1 No. 79 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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