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1959 Maryland

5–⁠5 (4–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Thomas Nugent.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1959, game by game: won vs. West Virginia 27–7; lost at No. 15 Texas 0–26; lost at No. 20 Syracuse 0–29; lost vs. Wake Forest 7–10; won vs. North Carolina 14–7; lost at South Carolina 6–22; lost vs. Navy 14–22; won at No. 11 Clemson 28–25; won vs. Virginia 55–12; won vs. NC State 33–28+43−29Won 27–7 vs. West Virginia+20West VirginiaLost 0–26 at No. 15 Texas-26No. 15 TexasLost 0–29 at No. 20 Syracuse-29No. 20 SyracuseLost 7–10 vs. Wake Forest-3Wake ForestWon 14–7 vs. North Carolina+7North CarolinaLost 6–22 at South Carolina-16South CarolinaLost 14–22 vs. Navy-8NavyWon 28–25 at No. 11 Clemson+3No. 11 ClemsonWon 55–12 vs. Virginia+43VirginiaWon 33–28 vs. NC State+5NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsWest VirginiaW 27–⁠753%
Sep 26at15TexasL 0–⁠2638%
Oct 3at20SyracuseL 0–⁠2927%
Oct 10vsWake ForestL 7–⁠1065%
Oct 17vsNorth CarolinaW 14–⁠746%
Oct 31atSouth CarolinaL 6–⁠2238%
Nov 7vsNavyL 14–⁠2242%
Nov 14at11ClemsonW 28–⁠2518%
Nov 21vsVirginiaW 55–⁠1285%
Dec 5vsNC StateW 33–⁠2874%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat NC State 33–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 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
5–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
184–⁠188
Coach
Thomas Nugent
Elo
1497 −3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.9 No. 54 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1960

The 1960 draft
Rd 3Rod Breedlove OGSan Francisco 49ers

All-ACC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Tom GunermanOGAP-1
  • Jim JoyceB

Second 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 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson6–⁠19–⁠211
North Carolina5–⁠25–⁠5
Maryland4–⁠25–⁠5
Wake Forest4–⁠36–⁠4
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Duke2–⁠34–⁠6
NC State0–⁠61–⁠9
Virginia0–⁠50–⁠10

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