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Texas Football Team History


Texas Longhorns
The University of Texas
 Austin, TX
Founded: 1883
Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 94,113
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Darrell Royal
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024
1959 Season Highlights
 Darrell Royal enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas.
 The Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Nebraska  20   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Maryland  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. California  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Oklahoma  19   12   W    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Arkansas  13   12   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Rice  28   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Southern Methodist  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Baylor  13   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Texas Christian  9   14   L       
 Thu., Nov. 26  @ Texas A&M  20   17   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Syracuse  14   23   L    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored216
  Scoring Average19.6
  Points Allowed96
  Defense Average8.7
  Opponents Record59-51
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-0
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
4 9-1-0 AP
4 9-1-0 Coaches
4 9-1-0 UPI
  
1959 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Arkansas 9-2163101Won  14-75-18151  Frank Broyles
Texas 9-221696Lost  14-235-110461  Darrell Royal
Texas Christian 8-316975Lost  7-235-112124  Othol Abe Martin
Southern Methodist 5-4-1147133 2-3-17195  William M. Bill Meek
Baylor 4-6106154 2-469101  John D. Bridgers
Rice 1-7-286197 1-4-163115  Jess C. Neely
Texas A&M 3-7101141 0-643105  James A. Jim Myers

1959 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1959 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.