1959 West Virginia
3–7 (2–2 Southern Conference), coached by Art Lewis. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 20 Pittsburgh 23–15Oct 17
Pittsburgh was ranked No. 20, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Maryland | L 7–27 | 47% |
| Sep 26 | vs Richmond | W 10–7 | 70% |
| Oct 2 | atGeorge Washington | W 10–8 | 58% |
| Oct 9 | atBoston University | L 0–7 | 57% |
| Oct 17 | vs 20Pittsburgh | W 23–15 | 50% |
| Oct 24 | at 6Syracuse | L 0–44 | 21% |
| Oct 31 | vs 7Penn State | L 10–28 | 33% |
| Nov 7 | at 6USC | L 0–36 | 24% |
| Nov 14 | vs Virginia Tech | L 0–12 | 51% |
| Nov 21 | vs The Citadel | L 14–20 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to The Citadel 20–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 2–2 6th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 74–204
- Coach
- Art Lewis
- Elo
- 1422 −113 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.4 No. 86 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Bill LopaskyOGAP-1
Second team
- Ray PetersonBAP-2
- Carl DannenbergOTAP-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.