1959 Baylor Bears football team

1959 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–6 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
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
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 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1959 college football season. Led by first-year head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the SWC. Baylor played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Colorado*
W 15–723,761[1]
October 3vs. No. 1 LSU*
L 0–2232,308–35,455[2]
October 10No. 19 Arkansas
L 7–2324,000[3]
October 17Texas Tech*
W 14–720,000[4]
October 24at Texas A&M
W 13–017,500[5]
October 31No. 15 TCU
L 0–1426,000[6]
November 7at No. 3 Texas
L 12–1340,000[7]
November 14at No. 4 USC*
L 8–1743,832[8]
November 21SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 14–3025,000[9]
November 28at Rice
W 23–2130,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Bull-et Bears bury Buffaloes". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "35,000 watch LSU Tigers romp over Baylor, 22 to 0". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Porkers swipe Baylor passes". The Kansas City Star. October 11, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baylor defeats Raiders in Waco game, 14 to 7". The Vernon Daily Record. October 18, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bears nip Ag drive, win 13–0". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 25, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TCU Horned Frogs batter Baylor, 14–0". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas nips Bears, 13–12, in hair-raising battle". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 8, 1959. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Trojans clip Baylor, 17–8, stay unbeaten". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 15, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bears defense blown apart by Meredith". The Victoria Advocate. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Baylor edges Rice". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 29, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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