1959 Baylor Bears football team
| 1959 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (2–4 SWC) |
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| Captain | Al Witcher, Gayle Watkins, Goose Gonsoulin |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at Colorado* | W 15–7 | 23,761 | ||
| October 3 | vs. No. 1 LSU* | L 0–22 | 32,308–35,455 | [1] | |
| October 10 | No. 19 Arkansas | L 7–23 | 24,000 | ||
| October 17 | Texas Tech |
| W 14–7 | 20,000 | |
| October 24 | at Texas A&M | W 13–0 | 17,500 | ||
| October 31 | No. 15 TCU |
| L 0–14 | 26,000 | |
| November 7 | at No. 3 Texas | L 12–13 | 40,000 | [2] | |
| November 14 | at No. 4 USC* | L 8–17 | 43,832 | ||
| November 21 | SMU |
| L 14–30 | 25,000 | |
| November 28 | at Rice | W 23–21 | 30,000 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "35,000 watch LSU Tigers romp over Baylor, 22 to 0". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas nips Bears, 13–12, in hair-raising battle". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 8, 1959. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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