1959 BYU
3–7 (2–5 Skyline Conference), coached by Tally Stevens. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Utah State 18–0Oct 31
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Arizona | W 18–14 | 60% |
| Sep 26 | at Fresno State | L 16–27 | 83% |
| Oct 3 | vs Montana | L 0–12 | 84% |
| Oct 9 | at Utah | L 8–20 | 42% |
| Oct 17 | at Wyoming | L 6–21 | 19% |
| Oct 24 | vsDenver | L 7–14 | 60% |
| Oct 31 | vs Utah State | W 18–0 | 53% |
| Nov 7 | at New Mexico | L 6–21 | 24% |
| Nov 14 | at Arizona State | L 9–27 | 15% |
| Nov 21 | vs Colorado State | W 14–13 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado State 14–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The tied 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 5th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 102–169
- Coach
- Tally Stevens
- Elo
- 1365 −124 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −12.0 No. 87 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1960
The 1960 draft| Rd 7 | Lonnie Dennis OG | Pittsburgh Steelers |
All-Skyline Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Lonnie DennisOGAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- John KapeleOTUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1959 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1959 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 7–0 | 9–1 | 16 |
| Colorado State | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| New Mexico | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| Utah | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
| Utah State | 2–5 | 5–6 | |
| BYU | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Denver | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
| Montana | 1–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.