1959 Virginia Tech
6–4 (3–1 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Moseley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Virginia 40–14Oct 17
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at NC State | L 13–15 | 45% |
| Sep 26 | at Wake Forest | L 18–27 | 47% |
| Oct 3 | vs William & Mary | W 20–14 | 53% |
| Oct 10 | vs Florida State | L 6–7 | 53% |
| Oct 17 | vs Virginia | W 40–14 | 71% |
| Oct 24 | at Villanova | W 24–14 | 64% |
| Oct 31 | vs Richmond | W 51–29 | 71% |
| Nov 7 | atWest Texas | W 26–21 | 70% |
| Nov 14 | at West Virginia | W 12–0 | 49% |
| Nov 26 | vs VMI | L 12–37 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to VMI 37–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 3–1 3rd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 222–178
- Coach
- Frank Moseley
- Elo
- 1515 +37 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.9 No. 75 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Alger PughBAP-1
Carroll DaleEAP-1- Mike ZenoOGAP-1
Second team
- Bernie VishneskiOTAP-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
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 5–0–1 | 8–1–1 | |
 The Citadel | 5–1 | 8–2 | |
| Virginia Tech | 3–1 | 6–4 | |
 Furman | 3–2 | 3–7 | |
| Richmond | 4–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| West Virginia | 2–2 | 3–7 | |
| William & Mary | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
 Davidson | 0–5 | 1–8 | |
| George Washington | 0–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.