1959 Minnesota
2–7 (1–6 Big Ten), coached by Murray Warmath. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Vanderbilt 20–6Oct 31
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs Nebraska | L 12–32 | 68% |
| Oct 3 | vs Indiana | W 24–14 | 45% |
| Oct 10 | at 2Northwestern | L 0–6 | 26% |
| Oct 17 | at 13Illinois | L 6–14 | 26% |
| Oct 24 | vs Michigan | L 6–14 | 57% |
| Oct 31 | vs Vanderbilt | W 20–6 | 38% |
| Nov 7 | at Iowa | L 0–33 | 18% |
| Nov 14 | at Purdue | L 23–29 | 19% |
| Nov 21 | vs 9Wisconsin | L 7–11 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 11–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 122nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 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
- 2–7
- Conference
- 1–6 10th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 98–159
- Coach
- Murray Warmath
- Elo
- 1402 −53 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.3 No. 51 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Michael W. Wright
- Most valuable player
- Tom Moe
Drafted in 1960
The 1960 draft| Rd 4 | Billy Martin B | Chicago Bears |
| Rd 6 | Mike Wright OT | Green Bay Packers |
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Tom BrownOGAP-3; 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 Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 5–2 | 7–3 | 6 |
 Michigan State | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
| Purdue | 4–2–1 | 5–2–2 | |
| Illinois | 4–2–1 | 5–3–1 | 13 |
| Northwestern | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
| Michigan | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Indiana | 2–4–1 | 4–4–1 | |
 Ohio State | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Minnesota | 1–6 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.