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1959 Florida

5–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bob Woodruff, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1959, game by game: won at Tulane 30–0; won vs. Mississippi State 14–13; won vs. Virginia 55–10; tied at Rice 13–13; lost at Vanderbilt 6–13; lost vs. No. 1 LSU 0–9; lost at No. 8 Auburn 0–6; lost vs. No. 11 Georgia 10–21; won vs. Florida State 18–8; won vs. No. 12 Miami 23–14+45−11Won 30–0 at Tulane+30TulaneWon 14–13 vs. Mississippi State+1Mississippi Sta…Won 55–10 vs. Virginia+45VirginiaTied 13–13 at Rice0RiceLost 6–13 at Vanderbilt-7VanderbiltLost 0–9 vs. No. 1 LSU-9No. 1 LSULost 0–6 at No. 8 Auburn-6No. 8 AuburnLost 10–21 vs. No. 11 Georgia-11No. 11 GeorgiaWon 18–8 vs. Florida State+10Florida StateWon 23–14 vs. No. 12 Miami+9No. 12 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atTulaneW 30–⁠057%
Sep 26vsMississippi StateW 14–⁠1370%
Oct 3vsVirginiaW 55–⁠1088%
Oct 10atRiceT 13–⁠1358%
Oct 17atVanderbiltL 6–⁠1358%
Oct 24vs1LSUL 0–⁠938%
Oct 31at8AuburnL 0–⁠626%
Nov 7vs11GeorgiaL 10–⁠2143%
Nov 21vsFlorida StateW 18–⁠871%
Nov 28vs12MiamiW 23–⁠1462%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 23–⁠14; No. 19 in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 19
  2. Wk 3: 19
  3. Wk 4: 17
  4. Wk 5: 19
  5. Wk 12: 18
  6. Final: 19

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
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 17
Points
169–⁠107
Coach
Bob Woodruff
Elo
1562 −3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.8 No. 24 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1960

The 1960 draft
Rd 6Dave Hudson EWashington Redskins

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1959 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1959 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia7–⁠010–⁠15
Ole Miss5–⁠110–⁠12
LSU5–⁠19–⁠23
Alabama4–⁠1–⁠27–⁠2–⁠210
Auburn4–⁠37–⁠3
Vanderbilt3–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia Tech3–⁠36–⁠5
Tennessee3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Florida2–⁠45–⁠4–⁠119
Kentucky1–⁠64–⁠6
Tulane0–⁠5–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠72–⁠7

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