1959 Florida State

4–⁠6, coached by Perry Moss.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1959, game by game: lost vs. Wake Forest 20–22; won vs. The Citadel 47–6; lost vs. Miami 6–7; won at Virginia Tech 7–6; lost at Memphis 6–16; won vs. Richmond 22–6; lost at No. 14 Georgia 0–42; lost vs. William & Mary 0–9; lost at Florida 8–18; won at Tampa 33–0+41−42Lost 20–22 vs. Wake Forest-2Wake ForestWon 47–6 vs. The Citadel+41The CitadelLost 6–7 vs. Miami-1MiamiWon 7–6 at Virginia Tech+1Virginia TechLost 6–16 at Memphis-10MemphisWon 22–6 vs. Richmond+16RichmondLost 0–42 at No. 14 Georgia-42No. 14 GeorgiaLost 0–9 vs. William & Mary-9William & MaryLost 8–18 at Florida-10FloridaWon 33–0 at Tampa+33Tampa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tampa 33–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 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
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AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠132
Coach
Perry Moss
Elo
1437 −62 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−0.9 No. 68 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
John Spivey and Al Ulmer