The Cornell Big Red were 5-4 in 1959.
| 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 | 9 | 110 | 2,331 | 614 | 3.8 | 1,618 | 471 | 3.4 | 713 | 143 | 5.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 86th | 78th | 56th | 89th | 59th | 41st | 67th | 89th | 71st | 94th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 136 | 2,116 | 3.5 | 1,422 | 467 | 3.0 | 694 | 144 | 4.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 85th | 22nd | 12th | 37th | 72nd | 24th | 17th | 29th | 18th | ||||||||||
Net | -26 | +215 | +614 | +0.3 | +196 | +4 | +0.4 | +19 | -1 | +0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 94th | 46th | 56th | 44th | 46th | 59th | 41st | 53rd | 56th | 59th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |