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1959 Hardin Simmons

3–⁠7 (2–⁠2 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

Hardin Simmons in 1959, game by game: lost vs. North Texas 24–46; lost at Wichita State 13–27; lost at No. 17 Auburn 12–35; lost at Georgia 6–35; lost at Tulsa 8–16; won at West Texas 22–0; won vs. UTEP 25–14; won vs. Trinity (Texas) 23–15; lost at New Mexico State 13–42; lost at Arizona State 8–14+22−29Lost 24–46 vs. North Texas-22North TexasLost 13–27 at Wichita State-14Wichita StateLost 12–35 at No. 17 Auburn-23No. 17 AuburnLost 6–35 at Georgia-29GeorgiaLost 8–16 at Tulsa-8TulsaWon 22–0 at West Texas+22West TexasWon 25–14 vs. UTEP+11UTEPWon 23–15 vs. Trinity (Texas)+8Trinity (Texas)Lost 13–42 at New Mexico State-29New Mexico StateLost 8–14 at Arizona State-6Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsNorth TexasL 24–⁠4657%
Sep 26atWichita StateL 13–⁠2742%
Oct 3at17AuburnL 12–⁠3519%
Oct 10atGeorgiaL 6–⁠3529%
Oct 17atTulsaL 8–⁠1633%
Oct 24atWest TexasW 22–⁠054%
Oct 31vsUTEPW 25–⁠1463%
Nov 7vsTrinity (Texas)W 23–⁠1573%
Nov 14atNew Mexico StateL 13–⁠4250%
Nov 21atArizona StateL 8–⁠1418%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 14–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
154–⁠244
Coach
—
Elo
1408 −84 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.6 No. 80 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1959 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State5–⁠010–⁠1
Arizona2–⁠14–⁠6
New Mexico State2–⁠28–⁠3
Hardin Simmons2–⁠23–⁠7
UTEP2–⁠33–⁠7
West Texas0–⁠51–⁠9

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