1959 Navy
5–4–1, coached by Wayne Hardin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Army 43–12Nov 28
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Boston College | W 24–8 | 48% |
| Sep 26 | vs William & Mary | W 29–2 | 80% |
| Oct 3 | at SMU | L 7–20 | 54% |
| Oct 10 | vs 12Syracuse | L 6–32 | 44% |
| Oct 16 | at Miami | L 8–23 | 58% |
| Oct 24 | at Pennsylvania | T 22–22 | 40% |
| Oct 31 | at Notre Dame | L 22–25 | 41% |
| Nov 7 | vs Maryland | W 22–14 | 58% |
| Nov 14 | vsGeorge Washington | W 16–8 | 87% |
| Nov 28 | vs Army | W 43–12 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Army 43–12; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 2: 13
- Wk 3: 15
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
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 13
- Points
- 199–166
- Coach
- Wayne Hardin
- Elo
- 1597 +11 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.9 No. 44 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Dick Dagampat