1959 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1959 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJeppesen Stadium
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Southern $ 7 0 0 8 2 0
No. 16 Prairie View A&M 6 1 0 9 2 0
Texas Southern 5 2 0 7 3 0
Jackson State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 5 0 4 6 0
Grambling 2 5 0 4 6 0
Texas College 2 5 0 4 6 0
Wiley 0 7 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1959 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC.