Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 14.8 | 9.2 | 14.75 | 8.39 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Texas | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 19.6 | 8.7 | 19.58 | 8.39 | 17 | 2 | 4 | |
| Texas Christian | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 15.4 | 6.8 | 16.44 | 9.26 | 13 | 7 | 7 | |
| SMU | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 9.51 | 8.41 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Baylor | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 10.6 | 15.4 | 5.39 | 10.29 | ||||
| Rice | 1 | 7 | 2 | .200 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 8.6 | 19.7 | -0.20 | 11.00 | ||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 10.1 | 14.1 | 2.80 | 6.40 | ||||
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-01-02 | Gator Bowl | Arkansas (9) | 14 | Georgia Tech | 7 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 1960-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Syracuse (1) | 23 | Texas (4) | 14 | Dallas, TX |
| 1959-12-19 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Clemson (10) | 23 | Texas Christian (7) | 7 | Houston, TX |
1959 Conference Leaders