The 1959 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1959 college 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.
| 1959 SMU Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (2–3–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Don Meredith |
| Home stadium | Cotton Bowl |
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| 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
edit| 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 | |||
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Roster
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Team players drafted into the NFL
edit| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Don Meredith | Quarterback | 3 | 32 | Chicago Bears |
| Jim Welch | Defensive back | 3 | 34 | Baltimore Colts |
| James Jones | End | 13 | 145 | Los Angeles Rams |
References
edit- ^ "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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