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1959 Denver

2–⁠8 (2–⁠5 Skyline Conference), coached by John Roning.

Schedule and results

Denver in 1959, game by game: lost vs. San José State 13–14; lost vs. Iowa State 12–28; lost at Colorado State 0–15; won at Montana 27–12; lost vs. Utah 12–26; won at BYU 14–7; lost at New Mexico 0–42; lost at Oklahoma State 12–20; lost vs. Utah State 14–21; lost vs. Wyoming 0–45+15−45Lost 13–14 vs. San José State-1San José StateLost 12–28 vs. Iowa State-16Iowa StateLost 0–15 at Colorado State-15Colorado StateWon 27–12 at Montana+15MontanaLost 12–26 vs. Utah-14UtahWon 14–7 at BYU+7BYULost 0–42 at New Mexico-42New MexicoLost 12–20 at Oklahoma State-8Oklahoma StateLost 14–21 vs. Utah State-7Utah StateLost 0–45 vs. Wyoming-45Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsSan José StateL 13–⁠1456%
Sep 25vsIowa StateL 12–⁠2849%
Oct 3atColorado StateL 0–⁠1527%
Oct 10atMontanaW 27–⁠1255%
Oct 16vsUtahL 12–⁠2652%
Oct 24atBYUW 14–⁠740%
Oct 31atNew MexicoL 0–⁠4227%
Nov 7atOklahoma StateL 12–⁠2016%
Nov 14vsUtah StateL 14–⁠2159%
Nov 21vsWyomingL 0–⁠4517%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wyoming 45–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
104–⁠230
Coach
John Roning
Elo
1322 −90 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.0 No. 95 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1959 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wyoming7–⁠09–⁠116
Colorado State5–⁠26–⁠4
New Mexico4–⁠27–⁠3
Utah3–⁠25–⁠5
Utah State2–⁠55–⁠6
BYU2–⁠53–⁠7
Denver2–⁠52–⁠8
Montana1–⁠51–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.