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1959 Miami

6–⁠4, coached by Andy Gustafson.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1959, game by game: won vs. Tulane 26–7; won at Florida State 7–6; lost at No. 1 LSU 3–27; won vs. Navy 23–8; lost vs. No. 7 Auburn 6–21; lost vs. Kentucky 3–22; won vs. North Carolina 14–7; won vs. South Carolina 26–6; won vs. No. 11 Michigan State 18–13; lost at Florida 14–23+20−24Won 26–7 vs. Tulane+19TulaneWon 7–6 at Florida State+1Florida StateLost 3–27 at No. 1 LSU-24No. 1 LSUWon 23–8 vs. Navy+15NavyLost 6–21 vs. No. 7 Auburn-15No. 7 AuburnLost 3–22 vs. Kentucky-19KentuckyWon 14–7 vs. North Carolina+7North CarolinaWon 26–6 vs. South Carolina+20South CarolinaWon 18–13 vs. No. 11 Michigan State+5No. 11 Michigan StateLost 14–23 at Florida-9Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsTulaneW 26–⁠758%
Oct 3atFlorida StateW 7–⁠636%
Oct 10at1LSUL 3–⁠2716%
Oct 16vsNavyW 23–⁠842%
Oct 23vs7AuburnL 6–⁠2133%
Oct 30vsKentuckyL 3–⁠2259%
Nov 6vsNorth CarolinaW 14–⁠749%
Nov 13vsSouth CarolinaW 26–⁠645%
Nov 20vs11Michigan StateW 18–⁠1342%
Nov 28atFloridaL 14–⁠2338%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 23–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 18
  2. Wk 11: 12
Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
140–⁠140
Coach
Andy Gustafson
Elo
1498 +64 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.4 No. 33 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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