1959 SMU Mustangs football team

1959 SMU Mustangs football
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
Seasons

Template:1959 Southwest Conference football standings The 1959 Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University in the 1959 college 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	at No. 16 Georgia Tech*	No. 6	Grant Field Atlanta	L 12–16	43,000
October 3	No. 15 Navy*		Cotton Bowl Dallas	W 20–7	46,000
October 9	Missouri*	No. 15	Cotton Bowl Dallas	W 23–2	33,000
October 17	at Rice	No. 16	Rice Stadium Houston, Texas	T 13–13	65,000
October 24	Texas Tech*		Cotton Bowl Dallas	W 21–13	30,000
October 31	No. 4 Texas		Cotton Bowl Dallas	L 0–21	65,000
November 7	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, Texas	W 14–11	19,000
November 14	No. 20 Arkansas		Cotton Bowl Dallas	L 14–17	31,000
November 21	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	W 30–14	25,000
November 28	at No. 8 TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas	L 0–19	40,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1959 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 17 Meredith, DonDon Meredith 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Meek Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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