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1959 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1959 Arkansas Razorbacks football
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 year)
Captain Barry Luplow
Captain James Monroe
Captain Barry Switzer
Home stadium Razorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#9 Arkansas + 5 1 0     9 2 0
#4 Texas + 5 1 0     9 2 0
#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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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. Halfback Jim Mooty was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1959 All-America Team.


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