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1959 Texas Longhorns football team

1959 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 14–23 vs. Syracuse
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 4
AP No. 4
1959 record 9–2 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach Darrell Royal (3rd season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
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 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1959 college football season. On New Year's Day 1960, Texas lost to top-ranked Syracuse in the Cotton Bowl Classic, 23–14.


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