1959 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team

1959 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	3–7 (2–2 Border)
Head coach	Sammy Baugh (5th season)
Home stadium	Public Schools Stadium

1959 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arizona State $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Arizona	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State	2	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Texas Western	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
West Texas State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1959 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1959 college football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Sammy Baugh, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 244 to 154.^[1][2][3] The team played its three home games at Public Schools Stadium in Abilene, Texas.^[4][5][6]

No Hardin-Simmons players were named to the 1959 All-Border Conference football team.^[7]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	North Texas State*	Public Schools Stadium Abilene, TX	L 24–40	11,000	[4]
September 26	at Wichita*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 13–27
October 3	at Auburn*	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 12–35	23,000	[8]
October 10	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 6–35	25,000	[9]
October 17	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 8–16	12,317
October 24	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 22–0
October 31	Texas Western	Public Schools Stadium Abilene, TX	W 25–14
November 7	Trinity (TX)*	Public Schools Stadium Abilene, TX	W 23–15
November 14	at New Mexico A&M	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 13–42
November 21	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 8–14
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
2. "1959 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
3. "1959 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
4. Mike Cochran (September 18, 1959). "Powerful North Texas State Rips Hardin-Simmons, 46-24". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Mike Cochran (October 31, 1959). "Pokes Miners Collide Tonight in BC Warfare". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 11A – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Much Depends On Patterson's Welfare". San Antonio Express and News. November 7, 1959. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
7. 2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 65.
8. "Tiger aerials by Wood sink H–SU, 35–12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Georgia gets victory over HSU, 35–6". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.