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1959 All-Southwest Conference football team

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The 1959 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1959 college football season. The selectors for the 1959 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UP are designated in bold.

All Southwest selections

Backs

Don Meredith, SMU (AP-1; UPI-1)
Jack Spikes, TCU (AP-1; UPI-1)
Jim Mooty, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
Rene Ramirez, Texas (AP-1)
Jack Collins, Texas (UPI-1)

Ends

Monte Lee, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
Albert Witcher, Baylor (AP-1)
Henry Christopher, SMU (UPI-1)

Tackles

Don Floyd, TCU (AP-1; UPI-1)
Bob Lilly, TCU (AP-1; UPI-1)

Guards

Maurice Doke, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
Rufus King, Rice (AP-1; UPI-1)

Centers

Wayne Harris, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

UPI = United Press International^[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP

See also

1959 College Football All-America Team

References

^ "Texas, TCU Pace SWC's Honor Roll". Corpus Christi Times. November 30, 1959. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arkansas Lands 2 On UPI All-Southwest". Monroe News-Star. November 27, 1959. p. 11A – via Newspapers.com.

All-Southwest Conference football teams

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