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 |
| North Texas | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 27.5 | 9.4 | 4.78 | -8.22 | 16 | |||
| Houston | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 10.5 | 17.0 | -2.47 | 4.13 | ||||
| Tulsa | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 13.7 | 16.4 | -1.68 | 0.62 | ||||
| Wichita State | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .375 | 18.1 | 16.1 | -4.75 | -6.75 | ||||
| Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .125 | 19.3 | 14.8 | -3.01 | -5.91 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-12-31 | Sun Bowl | New Mexico State | 28 | North Texas | 8 | El Paso, TX |


1959 Conference Leaders