1959 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team

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1959 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
ConferenceBorder Conference
1959 record3–7 (2–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumPublic Schools Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Border Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Arizona 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
New Mexico A&M Aggies 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Texas Western 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
West Texas State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Sammy Baugh, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 244 to 154.[1][2][3] The team played its three home games at Public Schools Stadium in Abilene, Texas.[4][5][6]

No Hardin-Simmons players were named to the 1959 All-Border Conference football team.[7]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17North Texas State*
  • Public Schools Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
L 24–4011,000[4]
September 26at Wichita*
L 13–27
October 3at Auburn*
L 12–35
October 10at Georgia*
L 6–35
October 17at Tulsa*
L 8–16
October 24at West Texas State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 22–0
October 31Texas Westerndagger
  • Public Schools Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 25–14
November 7Trinity (TX)*
  • Public Schools Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 23–15
November 14at New Mexico A&M
L 13–42
November 21at Arizona State
L 8–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "1959 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "1959 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Mike Cochran (September 18, 1959). "Powerful North Texas State Rips Hardin-Simmons, 46-24". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Mike Cochran (October 31, 1959). "Pokes Miners Collide Tonight in BC Warfare". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 11A – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Much Depends On Patterson's Welfare". San Antonio Express and News. November 7, 1959. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ 2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 65.
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