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1959 The Citadel

8–⁠2 (5–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Eddie Teague.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1959, game by game: won vs. Newberry 48–0; lost at Florida State 6–47; won vs. Davidson 13–7; won vs. Wofford 40–8; won vs. Richmond 8–7; won vs. Furman 18–14; won at William & Mary 38–13; won vs. Presbyterian 8–0; lost at VMI 8–32; won at West Virginia 20–14+48−41Won 48–0 vs. Newberry+48NewberryLost 6–47 at Florida State-41Florida StateWon 13–7 vs. Davidson+6DavidsonWon 40–8 vs. Wofford+32WoffordWon 8–7 vs. Richmond+1RichmondWon 18–14 vs. Furman+4FurmanWon 38–13 at William & Mary+25William & MaryWon 8–0 vs. Presbyterian+8PresbyterianLost 8–32 at VMI-24VMIWon 20–14 at West Virginia+6West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsNewberryW 48–⁠075%
Sep 26atFlorida StateL 6–⁠4732%
Oct 3vsDavidsonW 13–⁠778%
Oct 9vsWoffordW 40–⁠877%
Oct 17vsRichmondW 8–⁠756%
Oct 24vsFurmanW 18–⁠1481%
Oct 31atWilliam & MaryW 38–⁠1347%
Nov 7vsPresbyterianW 8–⁠085%
Nov 14atVMIL 8–⁠3230%
Nov 21atWest VirginiaW 20–⁠1441%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat West Virginia 20–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Led the nationPaul Maguire: receiving touchdowns (10 TD)

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠142
Coach
Eddie Teague
Elo
1463 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.4 No. 92 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Paul MaguireEAP-1

Second team

  • Jerry NettlesBAP-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 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
The Citadel5–⁠18–⁠2
Virginia Tech3–⁠16–⁠4
Furman3–⁠23–⁠7
Richmond4–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
West Virginia2–⁠23–⁠7
William & Mary2–⁠54–⁠6
Davidson0–⁠51–⁠8
George Washington0–⁠51–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.