American college football season
1959 SMU Mustangs football |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
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Record | 5–4–1 (2–3–1 SWC) |
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Head coach | |
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Captain | Don Meredith |
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Home stadium | Cotton Bowl |
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Seasons |
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 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1959 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Meek, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a conference mark of 2–3–1, placing fifth in the SWC. SMU's offense scored 147 points while the defense allowed 133 points.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | at No. 16 Georgia Tech* | No. 6 | | L 12–16 | 43,000 | [1] |
October 3 | No. 15 Navy* | | | W 20–7 | 46,000 | |
October 9 | Missouri* | No. 15 | | W 23–2 | 33,000 | |
October 17 | at Rice | No. T–15 | | T 13–13 | 65,000 | |
October 24 | Texas Tech* | | | W 21–13 | 30,000 | |
October 31 | No. 4 Texas | | | L 0–21 | 65,000 | [2] |
November 7 | at Texas A&M | | | W 14–11 | 19,000 | |
November 14 | No. 20 Arkansas | | | L 14–17 | 31,000 | |
November 21 | at Baylor | | | W 30–14 | 25,000 | |
November 28 | at No. 8 TCU | | | L 0–19 | 40,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1959 SMU Mustangs football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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References
- ^ "Engineers upset SMU". The San Francisco Examiner. September 27, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Steers hit early, rip SMU, 21–0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 1, 1959. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com".
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