| 1959Arkansas 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. 9Arkansas + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4Texas + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7TCU + | 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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The1959 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented theUniversity of Arkansas in theSouthwest Conference (SWC) during the1959 college football season. In their second year under head coachFrank 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 finalAP Poll and the finalUPICoaches Poll and went on to defeatGeorgia Tech in the1960 Gator Bowl by a 14–7 score.[1] HalfbackJim Mooty was selected by theAssociated Press as a first-team player on the1959 All-America Team.[2]
| 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 | atBaylor | No. 19 | W 23–7 | 24,000 | [6] | |
| October 17 | No. 3Texas | No. 12 |
| L 12–13 | 40,000 | [7] |
| October 24 | vs. No. 6Ole Miss* | No. 10 | L 0–28 | 32,004 | [8] | |
| October 31 | Texas A&M | No. 17 |
| W 12–7 | 30,000 | [9] |
| November 7 | atRice | No. 16 | W 14–10 | 39,000 | [10] | |
| November 14 | atSMU | 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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