1959 NC State
1–9 (0–6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Earle Edwards. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Virginia Tech 15–13Sep 19
By 2 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Virginia Tech | W 15–13 | 55% |
| Oct 3 | at North Carolina | L 12–20 | 36% |
| Oct 10 | at Clemson | L 0–23 | 26% |
| Oct 17 | vs Wake Forest | L 14–17 | 55% |
| Oct 24 | vs Duke | L 15–17 | 47% |
| Oct 31 | vs Wyoming | L 0–26 | 30% |
| Nov 7 | vs Southern Miss | L 14–19 | 33% |
| Nov 13 | at UCLA | L 12–21 | 27% |
| Nov 21 | at South Carolina | L 7–12 | 24% |
| Dec 5 | at Maryland | L 28–33 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Maryland 33–28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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
- 1–9
- Conference
- 0–6 tied for 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 117–201
- Coach
- Earle Edwards
- Elo
- 1351 −104 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.4 No. 72 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-ACC
2 second teamSecond team
Paul BalonickCUPI-2- Ron PodwikaBAP-2; 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 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 6–1 | 9–2 | 11 |
| North Carolina | 5–2 | 5–5 | |
| Maryland | 4–2 | 5–5 | |
| Wake Forest | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| South Carolina | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Duke | 2–3 | 4–6 | |
| NC State | 0–6 | 1–9 | |
 Virginia | 0–5 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.