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 | |
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Southwest Conference co-champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 14–23 vs. Syracuse | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 4 |
1959 record | 9–2 (5–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Nebraska* | No. 17 | W 20–0 | 40,000 | |
September 26 | 8:00 p.m. | Maryland* | No. 15 | W 26–0 | 42,000 | |
October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | California* | No. 10 |
| W 33–0 | 20,000 |
October 10 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 13 Oklahoma* | No. 4 | W 19–12 | 75,504 | |
October 17 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Arkansas | No. 3 | W 13–12 | 40,000 | |
October 24 | 8:00 p.m. | Rice | No. 3 |
| W 28–6 | 57,000 |
October 31 | 2:00 p.m. | at SMU | No. 4 |
| W 21–0 | 60,000 |
November 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 3 |
| W 13–12 | 40,000 |
November 14 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 18 TCU | No. 2 |
| L 9–14 | 43,000 |
November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M | No. 4 | W 20–17 | 40,000 | |
January 1 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Syracuse* | No. 4 |
| L 14–23 | 75,504 |
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Awards and honors
- Maurice Doke, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
References
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