1959 George Washington
1–8 (0–5 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Boston University 18–14Sep 25
By 4 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vsDetroit Mercy | L 6–38 | 55% |
| Sep 25 | atBoston University | W 18–14 | 30% |
| Oct 2 | vs West Virginia | L 8–10 | 42% |
| Oct 9 | vsWichita State | L 0–21 | 45% |
| Oct 17 | at Furman | L 0–24 | 69% |
| Oct 24 | at William & Mary | L 7–14 | 35% |
| Oct 30 | vs VMI | L 6–28 | 26% |
| Nov 7 | at Richmond | L 0–26 | 31% |
| Nov 14 | at Navy | L 8–16 | 13% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Navy 16–8; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).
- Record
- 1–8
- Conference
- 0–5 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 53–191
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1265 −152 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −21.5 No. 103 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
- Ron DeMelfiCAP-1
Second team
- Ed HinoBAP-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 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 5–0–1 | 8–1–1 | |
 The Citadel | 5–1 | 8–2 | |
 Virginia Tech | 3–1 | 6–4 | |
| Furman | 3–2 | 3–7 | |
| Richmond | 4–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| West Virginia | 2–2 | 3–7 | |
| William & Mary | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
 Davidson | 0–5 | 1–8 | |
| George Washington | 0–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.