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1959 Oregon State

3–⁠7, coached by Tommy Prothro.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 1959, game by game: lost vs. USC 6–27; lost at Texas Tech 14–15; lost at Nebraska 6–7; lost at Michigan 7–18; won vs. Idaho 66–18; won at California 24–20; lost vs. Washington State 0–14; lost at No. 12 Washington 6–13; lost vs. Stanford 22–39; won at No. 15 Oregon 15–7+48−21Lost 6–27 vs. USC-21USCLost 14–15 at Texas Tech-1Texas TechLost 6–7 at Nebraska-1NebraskaLost 7–18 at Michigan-11MichiganWon 66–18 vs. Idaho+48IdahoWon 24–20 at California+4CaliforniaLost 0–14 vs. Washington State-14Washington StateLost 6–13 at No. 12 Washington-7No. 12 WashingtonLost 22–39 vs. Stanford-17StanfordWon 15–7 at No. 15 Oregon+8No. 15 Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsUSCL 6–⁠2761%
Sep 26atTexas TechL 14–⁠1548%
Oct 3atNebraskaL 6–⁠750%
Oct 10atMichiganL 7–⁠1850%
Oct 17vsIdahoW 66–⁠1866%
Oct 24atCaliforniaW 24–⁠2046%
Oct 31vsWashington StateL 0–⁠1444%
Nov 7at12WashingtonL 6–⁠1331%
Nov 14vsStanfordL 22–⁠3968%
Nov 21at15OregonW 15–⁠718%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon 15–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
166–⁠178
Coach
Tommy Prothro
Elo
1457 −69 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
2.7 No. 55 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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