1959 SMU Mustangs football team

1959 Southwest Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1959 SMU Mustangs football
1959 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1959 record	5–4–1 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Meek (3rd season);
Captain	Don Meredith
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl
	Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

The 1959 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Meek, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a conference mark of 2–3–1, placing fifth in the SWC. SMU's offense scored 147 points while the defense allowed 133 points.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	at No. 16 Georgia Tech*	No. 6	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 12–16	43,000
October 3	No. 15 Navy*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 20–7	46,000
October 9	Missouri*	No. 15	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 23–2	33,000
October 17	at Rice	No. T–15	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	T 13–13	65,000
October 24	Texas Tech*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 21–13	30,000
October 31	No. 4 Texas		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–21	65,000
November 7	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 14–11	19,000
November 14	No. 20 Arkansas		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 14–17	31,000
November 21	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 30–14	25,000
November 28	at No. 8 TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas (rivalry)	L 0–19	40,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1959 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`17`	Don Meredith	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Bill Meek

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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[]

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v t SMU Mustangs football
Venues	Armstrong Field (1915–1922) Ownby Stadium (1926–1948, 1989–1994) Cotton Bowl (1932–1978, 1995–1999) Texas Stadium (1972–1973, 1979–1986) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 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 Death penalty
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

1959 Southwest Conference football standings
v t	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