1959 Texas Longhorns football team

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1959 Texas Longhorns football
SWC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record9–2 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1959 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC co-champion. Texas concluded their season with a loss against Syracuse in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 192:00 p.m.at Nebraska*No. 17
W 20–030,623[2]
September 268:00 p.m.Maryland*No. 15
W 26–042,000[3]
October 33:30 p.m.California*No. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 33–020,000[4]
October 102:00 p.m.vs. No. 13
rivalry)
W 19–1275,504[5]
October 178:00 p.m.at No. 12 ArkansasNo. 3
W 13–1240,000[6]
October 248:00 p.m.RiceNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 28–657,000[7]
October 312:00 p.m.at SMUNo. 4
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 21–060,000[8]
November 72:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 13–1240,000[9]
November 142:00 p.m.No. 18 TCUNo. 2
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 9–1443,000[10]
November 262:00 p.m.at Texas A&MNo. 4
W 20–1740,000[11]
January 12:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 Syracuse*No. 4
L 14–2375,504[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "1959 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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