Texas A&M Football Team History
Texas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Founded: 1876 Stadium: Kyle Field Capacity: 80,200 Colors: Maroon & White Coach: James A. Jim Myers Conference: Southwest-
1959 Season Highlights
James A. Jim Myers enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas A&M.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Texas Tech
14
20
L
@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Michigan State
9
7
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Southern Mississippi
7
3
W
@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Houston
28
6
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Texas Christian
6
39
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Baylor
0
13
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Arkansas
7
12
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Southern Methodist
11
14
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Rice
2
7
L
Thu., Nov. 26 vs.
Texas
17
20
L
1959 Season Totals
Record 3-7
Points Scored 101
Scoring Average 10.1
Points Allowed 141
Defense Average 14.1
Opponents Record 54-45
Conference Record 0-6
Home Record 1-3
Away Record 2-4
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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 first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.