1959 Baylor Bears football team

1959 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#9 Arkansas +	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
#4 Texas +	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
#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 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1959 college football season. The team finished with a record of 4-6.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 26	at Colorado*	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	W 15–7
October 3	vs. No. 1 LSU*	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 0–22
October 10	No. 19 Arkansas	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 7–23
October 17	Texas Tech	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry)	W 14–7
October 24	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	W 13–0
October 31	No. 15 TCU	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry)	L 0–14
November 7	at No. 3 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 12–13
November 14	at No. 4 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 8–17
November 21	SMU	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 14–30
November 28	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 23–21
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Baylor Bears football

Venues	Carroll Field (1902–1925, 1930–1935) Cotton Palace (alternate, 1902–1929) Municipal Stadium (1936–1949) Floyd Casey Stadium (1950–2013) McLane Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games TCU Texas A&M: Battle of the Brazos Oklahoma State Texas Tech

Culture & lore	"Old Fite" The Golden Wave Band Football scandal

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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