1959 Texas Longhorns football team

1959 Texas Longhorns football
SWC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record9–2 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
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 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1959 college football season. In their third year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC co-champion. Texas concluded their season with a loss against Syracuse in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[1]

  1. ^ "1959 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

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