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1959 Washington

10–⁠1 (3–⁠1 Athletic Association of Western Universities), coached by Jim Owens, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Washington in 1959, game by game: won at Colorado 21–12; won vs. Idaho 23–0; won vs. Utah 51–6; won vs. Stanford 10–0; lost vs. No. 7 USC 15–22; won at No. 11 Oregon 13–12; won at UCLA 23–7; won vs. Oregon State 13–6; won at California 20–0; won vs. Washington State 20–0; won vs. No. 6 Wisconsin 44–8+45−7Won 21–12 at Colorado+9ColoradoWon 23–0 vs. Idaho+23IdahoWon 51–6 vs. Utah+45UtahWon 10–0 vs. Stanford+10StanfordLost 15–22 vs. No. 7 USC-7No. 7 USCWon 13–12 at No. 11 Oregon+1No. 11 OregonWon 23–7 at UCLA+16UCLAWon 13–6 vs. Oregon State+7Oregon StateWon 20–0 at California+20CaliforniaWon 20–0 vs. Washington State+20Washington StateWon 44–8 vs. No. 6 Wisconsin+36No. 6 Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atColoradoW 21–⁠1228%
Sep 26vsIdahoW 23–⁠064%
Oct 3vsUtahW 51–⁠667%
Oct 10vsStanfordW 10–⁠069%
Oct 17vs7USCL 15–⁠2249%
Oct 24at11OregonW 13–⁠1230%
Oct 31atUCLAW 23–⁠748%
Nov 7vsOregon StateW 13–⁠669%
Nov 14atCaliforniaW 20–⁠064%
Nov 21vsWashington StateW 20–⁠055%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs6WisconsinRose BowlW 44–⁠845%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 44–⁠8 in the Rose Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; Athletic Association of Western Universities champions.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 18
  2. Wk 7: 17
  3. Wk 8: 12
  4. Wk 9: 13
  5. Wk 10: 14
  6. Wk 11: 9
  7. Wk 12: 8
  8. Final: 8

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.

Athletic Association of Western Universities champions3–⁠1 in the conference, shared with UCLA and USC

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1 shared first in Athletic Association of Western Universities
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 8
Points
253–⁠73
Coach
Jim Owens
Elo
1657 +216 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.8 No. 8 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Pacific Coast

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Bob SchloredtQBAP-1; UPI-1
  • Kurt GegnerOTAP-2; UPI-1
  • Chuck AllenOGAP-1; UPI-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1959 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1959 Athletic Association of Western Universities standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington3–⁠110–⁠18
USC3–⁠18–⁠214
UCLA3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
California1–⁠32–⁠8
Stanford0–⁠43–⁠7

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