1959 Duke
4–6 (2–3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bill Murray. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 9 Georgia Tech 10–7Oct 31
Georgia Tech was ranked No. 9, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at 14South Carolina | L 7–12 | 41% |
| Sep 26 | at 12Ohio State | L 13–14 | 30% |
| Oct 3 | vs Rice | W 24–7 | 57% |
| Oct 10 | at Pittsburgh | L 0–12 | 43% |
| Oct 17 | vs Army | L 6–21 | 44% |
| Oct 24 | at NC State | W 17–15 | 53% |
| Oct 31 | at 9Georgia Tech | W 10–7 | 29% |
| Nov 7 | at 10Clemson | L 0–6 | 27% |
| Nov 14 | vs Wake Forest | W 27–15 | 64% |
| Nov 26 | vs North Carolina | L 0–50 | 64% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 50–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 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
- 2–3 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 104–159
- Coach
- Bill Murray
- Elo
- 1481 −53 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.3 No. 57 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Mike McGee
- Most valuable player
- Mike McGee
Drafted in 1960
The 1960 draft| Rd 2 | Mike McGee OG | Chicago Cardinals |
All-ACC
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Mike McGeeOGAP-1; UPI-1
Joel ArringtonB
Second team
- Jim GardnerOTAP-2; UPI-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 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 6–1 | 9–2 | 11 |
| North Carolina | 5–2 | 5–5 | |
 Maryland | 4–2 | 5–5 | |
| Wake Forest | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| South Carolina | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Duke | 2–3 | 4–6 | |
| NC State | 0–6 | 1–9 | |
 Virginia | 0–5 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.