1959 Baylor Bears football team

The 1959 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the SWC. Baylor played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

1959 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–6 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach	John Bridgers (1st season)
Captain	Al Witcher, Gayle Watkins, Goose Gonsoulin
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

1959 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 15–7	23,761
October 3	vs. No. 1 LSU*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 0–22	32,308–35,455
October 10	No. 19 Arkansas	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–23	24,000
October 17	Texas Tech	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 14–7	20,000
October 24	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	W 13–0	17,500
October 31	No. 15 TCU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 0–14	26,000
November 7	at No. 3 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 12–13	40,000
November 14	at No. 4 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 8–17	43,832
November 21	SMU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 14–30	25,000
November 28	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 23–21	30,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game