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.[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 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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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Tulsa* | W 28–0 | 23,000 | |||
| September 26 | Oklahoma State* | W 13–7 | ||||
| October 3 | TCU |
| W 3–0 | |||
| October 10 | at Baylor | No. 19 | W 23–7 | 24,000 | ||
| October 17 | No. 3 Texas | No. 12 |
| L 12–13 | 40,000 | [4] |
| October 24 | vs. No. 6 Ole Miss* | No. 10 | L 0–28 | 32,004 | [5] | |
| 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 | 31,000 | ||
| November 21 | Texas Tech* | No. 13 |
| W 27–8 | 35,000 | |
| January 2 | vs. Georgia Tech* | No. 9 | W 14–7 | 45,104 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. 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.
- ^ "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.
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