Baylor Football Team History
Baylor Bears
Baylor University
Waco, TX
Founded: 1845 Stadium: Floyd Casey Stadium Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Green & Gold Coach: John D. Bridgers Conference: Southwest-
1959 Season Highlights
John D. Bridgers enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Baylor.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Colorado
15
7
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Louisiana State
0
22
L
@ Shreveport, LA
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Arkansas
7
23
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Texas Tech
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Texas A&M
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Texas Christian
0
14
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Texas
12
13
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Southern California
8
17
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Southern Methodist
14
30
L
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Rice
23
21
W
1959 Season Totals
Record 4-6
Points Scored 106
Scoring Average 10.6
Points Allowed 154
Defense Average 15.4
Opponents Record 61-40
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 1-3
Away Record 3-3
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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.