1959 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team
| 1959 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (2–2 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Public Schools Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1959 NCAA University Division 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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | North Texas State* |
| L 24–40 | 11,000 | [4] | ||
| September 26 | at Wichita* | L 13–27 | |||||
| October 3 | at Auburn* | L 12–35 | 23,000 | [8] | |||
| October 10 | at Georgia* | L 6–35 | 25,000 | [9] | |||
| October 17 | at Tulsa* | L 8–16 | 12,317 | ||||
| October 24 | at West Texas State | W 22–0 | |||||
| October 31 | Texas Western |
| W 25–14 | ||||
| November 7 | Trinity (TX)* |
| W 23–15 | ||||
| November 14 | at New Mexico A&M | L 13–42 | |||||
| November 21 | at Arizona State | L 8–14 | |||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1959 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "1959 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ a b Mike Cochran (September 18, 1959). "Powerful North Texas State Rips Hardin-Simmons, 46-24". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mike Cochran (October 31, 1959). "Pokes Miners Collide Tonight in BC Warfare". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 11A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Much Depends On Patterson's Welfare". San Antonio Express and News. November 7, 1959. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 65.
- ^ "Tiger aerials by Wood sink H–SU, 35–12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia gets victory over HSU, 35–6". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.