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1959 Pacific

5–⁠4.

Schedule and results

Pacific in 1959, game by game: lost vs. Colorado State 6–9; lost at Stanford 6–21; lost vs. Washington State 12–20; won vs. Marquette 22–13; lost at Cincinnati 14–21; won at Hawai’i 6–0; won vs. Fresno State 18–13; won vs. Idaho 28–13; won vs. San José State 20–7+15−15Lost 6–9 vs. Colorado State-3Colorado StateLost 6–21 at Stanford-15StanfordLost 12–20 vs. Washington State-8Washington StateWon 22–13 vs. Marquette+9MarquetteLost 14–21 at Cincinnati-7CincinnatiWon 6–0 at Hawai’i+6Hawai’iWon 18–13 vs. Fresno State+5Fresno StateWon 28–13 vs. Idaho+15IdahoWon 20–7 vs. San José State+13San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsColorado StateL 6–⁠962%
Oct 3atStanfordL 6–⁠2152%
Oct 10vsWashington StateL 12–⁠2044%
Oct 17vsMarquetteW 22–⁠1373%
Oct 24atCincinnatiL 14–⁠2130%
Oct 30atHawai’iW 6–⁠080%
Nov 7vsFresno StateW 18–⁠1384%
Nov 14vsIdahoW 28–⁠1374%
Nov 20vsSan José StateW 20–⁠767%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San José State 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Led the nationChris Burford: receiving yards (757 yds)

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
132–⁠117
Coach
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Elo
1469 −25 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−6.1 No. 77 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1960

The 1960 draft
Rd 2Carl Kammerer OGSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 6Lee Murchison ESan Francisco 49ers