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1959 Xavier

4–⁠6, coached by Edward Doherty.

Schedule and results

Xavier in 1959, game by game: won vs. St. Ambrose 27–7; won vs. Louisville 28–13; won vs. Villanova 48–20; lost at Miami (OH) 7–33; lost at Ohio 7–25; lost at Detroit Mercy 14–38; won at Dayton 3–0; lost at Cincinnati 0–28; lost vs. Quantico Marines 21–23; lost at Kentucky 0–41+28−41Won 27–7 vs. St. Ambrose+20St. AmbroseWon 28–13 vs. Louisville+15LouisvilleWon 48–20 vs. Villanova+28VillanovaLost 7–33 at Miami (OH)-26Miami (OH)Lost 7–25 at Ohio-18OhioLost 14–38 at Detroit Mercy-24Detroit MercyWon 3–0 at Dayton+3DaytonLost 0–28 at Cincinnati-28CincinnatiLost 21–23 vs. Quantico Marines-2Quantico MarinesLost 0–41 at Kentucky-41Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsSt. AmbroseW 27–⁠760%
Sep 19vsLouisvilleW 28–⁠1331%
Sep 27vsVillanovaW 48–⁠2043%
Oct 3atMiami (OH)L 7–⁠3323%
Oct 10atOhioL 7–⁠2522%
Oct 17atDetroit MercyL 14–⁠3827%
Oct 24atDaytonW 3–⁠038%
Oct 31atCincinnatiL 0–⁠2816%
Nov 7vsQuantico MarinesL 21–⁠2365%
Nov 14atKentuckyL 0–⁠4118%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kentucky 41–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 41 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
155–⁠228
Coach
Edward Doherty
Elo
1271 +44 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−16.8 No. 100 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1960

The 1960 draft
Rd 5Ed Mazurek OTSt. Louis Cardinals