The Syracuse Orangemen were 10-0 in 1959. They emerged victorious over the Texas Longhorns, 23 to 14, in the Cotton Bowl, and won their first National Championship.
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1959 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 390 | 4,515 | 738 | 6.1 | 3,136 | 578 | 5.4 | 1,379 | 160 | 8.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 16th | 54th | 3rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 59 | 962 | 2.0 | 193 | 302 | 0.6 | 769 | 184 | 4.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 36th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 28th | 91st | 7th | ||||||||||
Net | +331 | +3,553 | +738 | +4.1 | +2,943 | +276 | +4.8 | +610 | -24 | +4.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 11th | 77th | 1st |
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| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| 2 |  Colorado State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
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Colorado | Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marshall | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 2 |  Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| 2 |  UConn | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Ohio State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 4 | 6 | .400 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | .700 |
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