1959 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 1959 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled a 9–2 record (5–1 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie with Texas for the SWC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 163 to 101.[1] The Razorbacks' only losses came against Texas by a 13–12 score and to Mississippi by a 28–0 score. The team was ranked #9 in both the final AP Poll and the final UPI Coaches Poll and went on to defeat Georgia Tech in the 1960 Gator Bowl by a 14–7 score.[2] Halfback Jim Mooty was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1959 All-America Team.[3]
| 1959 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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Southwest Conference co-champion | |
Gator Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Georgia Tech | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| 1959 record | 9–2 (5–1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Frank Broyles (2nd season) |
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| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Arkansas + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Texas + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 TCU + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 19 | Tulsa* |
| W 28–0 | ||
| September 26 | Oklahoma State* | W 13–7 | |||
| October 3 | TCU |
| W 3–0 | ||
| October 10 | at Baylor | No. 19 | W 23–7 | ||
| October 17 | No. 3 Texas | No. 12 |
| L 12–13 | |
| October 24 | vs. No. 6 Ole Miss* | No. 10 | L 0–28 | ||
| October 31 | Texas A&M | No. 17 |
| W 12–7 | |
| November 7 | at Rice | No. 16 | W 14–10 | ||
| November 14 | at SMU | No. 20 | W 17–14 | ||
| November 21 | Texas Tech* | No. 13 |
| W 27–8 | 35,000 |
| January 2 | vs. Georgia Tech* | No. 9 | W 14–7 | ||
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References
- "Arkansas Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- "1959 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- "Cannon Is Named All America For Second Time". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. December 4, 1959. p. 10.