1959 VMI
8–1–1 (5–0–1 Southern Conference), coached by John McKenna. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Marshall 46–0Sep 19
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Marshall | W 46–0 | 86% |
| Sep 26 | at 18Penn State | L 0–21 | 32% |
| Oct 3 | vs Richmond | T 14–14 | 64% |
| Oct 10 | vs Virginia | W 19–12 | 81% |
| Oct 17 | vs William & Mary | W 26–7 | 67% |
| Oct 24 | vs Davidson | W 34–7 | 90% |
| Oct 30 | atGeorge Washington | W 28–6 | 74% |
| Nov 7 | at Lehigh | W 7–6 | 88% |
| Nov 14 | vs The Citadel | W 32–8 | 70% |
| Nov 26 | vs Virginia Tech | W 37–12 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 37–12; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.
In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).
Southern Conference champions5–0–1 in the conference
- Record
- 8–1–1
- Conference
- 5–0–1 first in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 243–93
- Coach
- John McKenna
- Elo
- 1601 +84 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −0.6 No. 67 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1960
The 1960 draft| Rd 2 | Sam Horner RB | Washington Redskins |
All-Southern Conference
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Howard DyerBAP-1
Sam HornerBAP-1
Second team
- John TraynhamBAP-2
- Dick EvansEAP-2
- Lou ShubaOGAP-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| 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.