The SMU Mustangs were 5-4-1 in 1959.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 147 | 2,597 | 587 | 4.4 | 1,137 | 386 | 2.9 | 1,460 | 201 | 7.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 60th | 54th | 79th | 39th | 96th | 95th | 88th | 12th | 27th | 16th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 133 | 2,620 | 4.1 | 1,850 | 468 | 4.0 | 770 | 171 | 4.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 81st | 60th | 53rd | 84th | 73rd | 88th | 29th | 68th | 14th | ||||||||||
Net | +14 | -23 | +587 | +0.3 | -713 | -82 | -1.0 | +690 | +30 | +2.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 61st | 60th | 79th | 47th | 100th | 93rd | 97th | 7th | 32nd | 7th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |