1959 Baylor Bears football team

1959 Baylor Bears football
1959 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–6 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach	John Bridgers (1st season);
Captains	Al Witcher; Gayle Watkins; Goose Gonsoulin;
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

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.

Record4–6 (2–4 SWC)

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1959 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 15–7	23,761	^[1]
October 3	vs. No. 1 LSU*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 0–22	32,308–35,455	^[2]
October 10	No. 19 Arkansas	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–23	24,000	^[3]
October 17	Texas Tech*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 14–7	20,000	^[4]
October 24	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 13–0	17,500	^[5]
October 31	No. 15 TCU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 0–14	26,000	^[6]
November 7	at No. 3 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 12–13	40,000	^[7]
November 14	at No. 4 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 8–17	43,832	^[8]
November 21	SMU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 14–30	25,000	^[9]
November 28	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 23–21	30,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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