1959 Iowa State
7–3 (3–3 Big Eight), coached by Clay Stapleton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat San José State 55–0Nov 14
By 55 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Drake | W 41–0 | 55% |
| Sep 25 | atDenver | W 28–12 | 51% |
| Oct 3 | vs Missouri | L 0–14 | 54% |
| Oct 10 | vs South Dakota | W 41–6 | 92% |
| Oct 17 | at Colorado | W 27–0 | 41% |
| Oct 24 | vs Kansas State | W 26–0 | 77% |
| Oct 31 | at Kansas | L 0–7 | 44% |
| Nov 7 | vs Nebraska | W 18–6 | 72% |
| Nov 14 | vs San José State | W 55–0 | 73% |
| Nov 21 | at Oklahoma | L 12–35 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 35–12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 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
- 7–3
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 3rd in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 248–80
- Coach
- Clay Stapleton
- Elo
- 1526 +91 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.4 No. 34 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Dwight Nichols
All-Big Seven
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Second team
Tom WatkinsBAP-2; UPI-2- Larry Van Der HeydenOTUPI-2
- Arden EsslingerCAP-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 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5–1 | 7–3 | 15 |
| Missouri | 4–2 | 6–5 | 18 |
| Iowa State | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
| Kansas | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| Colorado | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| Nebraska | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Kansas State | 1–5 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.