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1959 Marquette

3–⁠7.

Schedule and results

Marquette in 1959, game by game: lost vs. Pittsburgh 15–21; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 0–14; lost at No. 12 Wisconsin 6–44; lost at Indiana 13–33; lost at Pacific 13–22; lost at Boston College 0–16; lost vs. Oklahoma State 12–18; won vs. North Dakota State 48–0; won at Cincinnati 35–34; won vs. Holy Cross 30–12+48−38Lost 15–21 vs. Pittsburgh-6PittsburghLost 0–14 vs. Detroit Mercy-14Detroit MercyLost 6–44 at No. 12 Wisconsin-38No. 12 WisconsinLost 13–33 at Indiana-20IndianaLost 13–22 at Pacific-9PacificLost 0–16 at Boston College-16Boston CollegeLost 12–18 vs. Oklahoma State-6Oklahoma StateWon 48–0 vs. North Dakota State+48North Dakota St…Won 35–34 at Cincinnati+1CincinnatiWon 30–12 vs. Holy Cross+18Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsPittsburghL 15–⁠2134%
Sep 26vsDetroit MercyL 0–⁠1440%
Oct 3at12WisconsinL 6–⁠4413%
Oct 10atIndianaL 13–⁠3323%
Oct 17atPacificL 13–⁠2227%
Oct 25atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠1615%
Oct 31vsOklahoma StateL 12–⁠1820%
Nov 7vsNorth Dakota StateW 48–⁠077%
Nov 14atCincinnatiW 35–⁠3416%
Nov 21vsHoly CrossW 30–⁠1224%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 30–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 50 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
172–⁠214
Coach
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Elo
1362 −2 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−9.4 No. 82 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1960

The 1960 draft
Rd 4Silas Woods EChicago Cardinals