1959 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
| 1959 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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Southwest Conference co-champion Gator Bowl champion | |
Gator Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Georgia Tech | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| Record | 9–2 (5–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| 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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The 1959 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1959 college 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. 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.[1] Halfback Jim Mooty was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1959 All-America Team.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Tulsa* | W 28–0 | 23,000 | [3] | ||
| September 26 | Oklahoma State* | W 13–7 | 30,000 | [4] | ||
| October 3 | TCU |
| W 3–0 | 20,000 | [5] | |
| October 10 | at Baylor | No. 19 | W 23–7 | 24,000 | [6] | |
| October 17 | No. 3 Texas | No. 12 |
| L 12–13 | 40,000 | [7] |
| October 24 | vs. No. 6 Ole Miss* | No. 10 | L 0–28 | 32,004 | [8] | |
| October 31 | Texas A&M | No. 17 |
| W 12–7 | 30,000 | [9] |
| November 7 | at Rice | No. 16 | W 14–10 | 39,000 | [10] | |
| November 14 | at SMU | No. 20 | W 17–14 | 31,000 | [11] | |
| November 21 | Texas Tech* | No. 13 |
| W 27–8 | 35,000 | [12] |
| January 2 | vs. Georgia Tech* | No. 9 | W 14–7 | 45,104 | [13] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tulsa no match for Arkansas". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. September 20, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas holds off OSU, 13–7". Tulsa World. September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hogs edge Frogs 3–0 to open SWC play". The Bryan Daily Eagle. October 4, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Porkers swipe Baylor passes". The Kansas City Star. October 11, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas edges Hogs 13 to 12". The Nashville Tennessean. October 18, 1959. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels crush Arkansas, 28–0, as Flowers leads in assault before awed crowd of 32,004". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas tips Texas A&M; Mooty shines". The Daily Oklahoman. November 1, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hogs dash back to clip Rice". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 8, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas nudges SMU, 17 to 14". The Odessa American. November 15, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Razorbacks bristle past Raiders, 27–8". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas rally trips Tech, 14–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. January 3, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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