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1959 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1959 TCU Horned Frogs football
Southwest Conference co-champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 7–23 vs. Clemson
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 7
1959 record 8–3 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach Abe Martin (7th season)
Home stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 46,083)
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 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1959 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 8–3 overall and 5–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin in his seventh year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. They were invited to the Bluebonnet Bowl where they lost to Clemson by a score of 7–23.


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