1959 Baylor Bears football team

1959 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1959 record	4-6 (2-4 SWC)
Head coach	John Bridgers (1st year)
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

1959 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#9 Arkansas +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#4 Texas +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#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

The 1959 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1959 college football season. The team finished with a record of 4-6.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 26	at Colorado*		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	W 15-7
October 3	at #1 LSU*		State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 0-22
October 10	#19 Arkansas		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 7-23
October 17	Texas Tech		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	W 14-7
October 24	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 13-0
October 31	TCU		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 0-14
November 7	at #3 Texas		Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 12-13
November 14	at #4 USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 8-17
November 21	SMU		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 14-30
November 28	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 23-21
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.