1959 SMU Mustangs football team
The 1959 Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The Mustangs offense scored 147 points while the defense allowed 133 points. At season's end, the Mustangs were not ranked in the national standings.
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 26 | at No. 16 Georgia Tech* | No. 6 |
| L 12–16 | 43,000 |
| October 3 | No. 15 Navy* | W 20–7 | 46,000 | ||
| October 9 | Missouri* | No. 15 |
| W 23–2 | 33,000 |
| October 17 | at Rice | No. 16 |
| T 13–13 | 65,000 |
| October 24 | Texas Tech* |
| W 21–13 | 30,000 | |
| October 31 | No. 4 Texas |
| L 0–21 | 65,000 | |
| November 7 | at Texas A&M | W 14–11 | 19,000 | ||
| November 14 | No. 20 Arkansas |
| L 14–17 | 31,000 | |
| November 21 | at Baylor | W 30–14 | 25,000 | ||
| November 28 | at No. 8 TCU | L 0–19 | 40,000 | ||
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Roster
| 1959 SMU Mustangs football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||
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Defense
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Special teams
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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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