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1959 San José State

4–⁠6, coached by Robert Titchenal.

Schedule and results

San José State in 1959, game by game: won at Denver 14–13; lost vs. Washington State 6–30; won vs. Hawai’i 44–14; lost vs. Oregon 12–35; won at Fresno State 40–14; won vs. Arizona State 24–15; lost at Stanford 38–54; lost vs. Wyoming 7–28; lost at Iowa State 0–55; lost at Pacific 7–20+30−55Won 14–13 at Denver+1DenverLost 6–30 vs. Washington State-24Washington StateWon 44–14 vs. Hawai’i+30Hawai’iLost 12–35 vs. Oregon-23OregonWon 40–14 at Fresno State+26Fresno StateWon 24–15 vs. Arizona State+9Arizona StateLost 38–54 at Stanford-16StanfordLost 7–28 vs. Wyoming-21WyomingLost 0–55 at Iowa State-55Iowa StateLost 7–20 at Pacific-13Pacific
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atDenverW 14–⁠1344%
Sep 26vsWashington StateL 6–⁠3044%
Oct 3vsHawai’iW 44–⁠1486%
Oct 9vsOregonL 12–⁠3537%
Oct 17atFresno StateW 40–⁠1466%
Oct 24vsArizona StateW 24–⁠1529%
Oct 31atStanfordL 38–⁠5449%
Nov 7vsWyomingL 7–⁠2829%
Nov 14atIowa StateL 0–⁠5527%
Nov 20atPacificL 7–⁠2033%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pacific 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 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
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
192–⁠278
Coach
Robert Titchenal
Elo
1368 −59 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−12.9 No. 91 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1960

The 1960 draft
Rd 4Ray Norton RBSan Francisco 49ers