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1959 Utah State

5–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Skyline Conference), coached by John Ralston.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1959, game by game: won vs. Idaho 14–0; lost at Arizona State 12–34; lost at Wyoming 2–27; lost vs. New Mexico 6–28; won vs. Montana 28–0; won vs. Montana State 22–13; lost at BYU 0–18; lost at Colorado State 7–10; won at Denver 21–14; lost at Utah 21–35; won at Hawai’i 48–6+42−25Won 14–0 vs. Idaho+14IdahoLost 12–34 at Arizona State-22Arizona StateLost 2–27 at Wyoming-25WyomingLost 6–28 vs. New Mexico-22New MexicoWon 28–0 vs. Montana+28MontanaWon 22–13 vs. Montana State+9Montana StateLost 0–18 at BYU-18BYULost 7–10 at Colorado State-3Colorado StateWon 21–14 at Denver+7DenverLost 21–35 at Utah-14UtahWon 48–6 at Hawai’i+42Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsIdahoW 14–⁠048%
Sep 26atArizona StateL 12–⁠3422%
Oct 3atWyomingL 2–⁠2725%
Oct 10vsNew MexicoL 6–⁠2854%
Oct 17vsMontanaW 28–⁠073%
Oct 24vsMontana StateW 22–⁠1384%
Oct 31atBYUL 0–⁠1847%
Nov 7atColorado StateL 7–⁠1029%
Nov 14atDenverW 21–⁠1441%
Nov 21atUtahL 21–⁠3530%
Dec 11atHawai’iW 48–⁠674%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 48–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 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
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
181–⁠185
Coach
John Ralston
Elo
1378 −17 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.1 No. 88 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1960

The 1960 draft
Rd 5Len Rohde OTSan Francisco 49ers

All-Skyline Conference

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Mike ConnellyCUPI-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 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wyoming7–⁠09–⁠116
Colorado State5–⁠26–⁠4
New Mexico4–⁠27–⁠3
Utah3–⁠25–⁠5
Utah State2–⁠55–⁠6
BYU2–⁠53–⁠7
Denver2–⁠52–⁠8
Montana1–⁠51–⁠8

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