1959 TCU Horned Frogs football
SWC co-champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 7–23 vs. Clemson
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record8–3 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMeyer spread
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
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

The 1959 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 8–3 overall and 5–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin in his seventh year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. They were invited to the Bluebonnet Bowl, where they lost to Clemson by a score of 23–7.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Kansas*No. 13
W 14–725,000
September 26at No. 1 LSU*No. 9
L 0–1065,694[1]
October 3at Arkansas
L 0–3
October 10at Texas Tech*
W 14–823,000
October 17Texas A&M
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 39–6
October 24at Pittsburgh*No. 16
W 13–3
October 31at Baylor*No. 15
W 14–0
November 14at No. 2 TexasNo. 18
W 14–943,000[2]
November 21RiceNo. 10
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 35–6
November 28SMUNo. 8
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 19–040,000
December 19vs. ClemsonNo. 7
L 7–2355,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

References

  1. ^ "LSU trims TCU in air". Victoria Advocate. September 27, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "TCU jolts Texas, 14 to 9". The Odessa American. November 15, 1959. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Clemson explodes past TCU, 23–7". The Tyler Courier-Times. December 20, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1959 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 25, 2016.
Categories