1959 SMU Mustangs football team

1959 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#Not ranked
AP	#Not ranked
1959 record	5-4-1 (2-3-1 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Meek
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium

The 1959 Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University in the 1959 college football season. The Mustangs offense scored 147 points while the defense allowed 133 points. At season’s end, the Mustangs were not ranked in the national standings.

Regular season

In the Battle for the Iron Skillet, SMU lost to Texas Christian by a score of 19-0.
In the Mayor’s Cup, SMU tied Rice 13-13.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
1959-09-26	at #16 Georgia Tech*	#6	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 12-16	43,000
1959-10-03	#15 Navy*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 20-7	46,000
1959-10-09	Missouri*	#15	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 23-2	33,000
1959-10-17	at Rice	#16	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	T 13-13	65,000
1959-10-24	Texas Tech		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 21-13	30,000
1959-10-31	#4 Texas		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 0-21	65,000
1959-11-07	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 14-11	19,000
1959-11-14	#20 Arkansas		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 14-17	31,000
1959-11-21	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	W 30-14	25,000
1959-11-28	at #8 Texas Christian		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 0-19	40,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team Players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Don Meredith	Quarterback	3	32	Chicago Bears
Jim Welch	Defensive Back	3	34	Baltimore Colts
James Jones	End	13	145	Los Angeles Rams

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References

SMU Mustangs football

Venues	Ownby Stadium (1926–48, 1989–94) Cotton Bowl (1932–78, 1995–2000) Texas Stadium (1972–73, 1979–86) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Navy: Gansz Trophy North Texas: Safeway Bowl Rice: Mayor's Cup TCU: Battle for the Iron Skillet

Culture & lore	Peruna Best Dressed Band in the Land Southern Methodist University football scandal

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

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