1959 Miami (OH)
Only 4 games are on file: 2–2, coached by John Pont. The rest of the schedule isn’t in our source. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Xavier 33–7Oct 3
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vsXavier | W 33–7 | 77% |
| Oct 17 | vs Villanova | W 26–6 | 78% |
| Nov 14 | at Dayton | L 0–13 | 76% |
| Nov 26 | at Cincinnati | L 7–14 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list five games of Miami (OH)‘s 1959 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | atWestern Michigan | W 21–0 | Miami (OH)‘s article |
| Oct 10 | atKent State | L 6–14 | Miami (OH)‘s article |
| Oct 24 | vsOhio | W 24–0 | Miami (OH)‘s article, Ohio’s article |
| Oct 31 | atBowling Green | L 16–33 | Miami (OH)‘s article |
| Nov 7 | vsToledo | W 25–7 | Miami (OH)‘s article |
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
- 2–2
- Conference
- 3–2 3rd in the Mid-American Conference (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 66–40
- Coach
- John Pont
- Elo
- 1454 −32 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- James Daniels and Dave Girbert