1959 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1959 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. On New Year's Day 1960, Texas lost to top-ranked Syracuse in the Cotton Bowl Classic, 23–14.

1959 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference co-champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
1959 record9–2 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
1959 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 Arkansas + 5 1 0  9 2 0
No. 4 Texas + 5 1 0  9 2 0
No. 7 TCU + 5 1 0  8 3 0
SMU 2 3 1  5 4 1
Baylor 2 4 0  4 6 0
Rice 1 4 1  1 7 2
Texas A&M 0 6 0  3 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 192:00 p.m.at Nebraska*No. 17W 20–040,000
September 268:00 p.m.Maryland*No. 15W 26–042,000
October 33:30 p.m.California*No. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 33–020,000
October 102:00 p.m.vs. No. 13 Oklahoma*No. 4W 19–1275,504
October 178:00 p.m.at No. 12 ArkansasNo. 3W 13–1240,000
October 248:00 p.m.RiceNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 28–657,000
October 312:00 p.m.at SMUNo. 4
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 21–060,000
November 72:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 13–1240,000
November 142:00 p.m.No. 18 TCUNo. 2
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 9–1443,000
November 262:00 p.m.at Texas A&MNo. 4W 20–1740,000
January 12:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 Syracuse*No. 4
L 14–2375,504
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Awards and honors

References


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