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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 4–6 (2–4 SWC) |
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Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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No. 10 TCU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 SMU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1958 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1958 college football season. It was their first season under head coach Frank Broyles.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | Baylor | L 12–0 | 38,000 | ||
September 27 | Tulsa * | L 27–14 | 19,000 | ||
October 4 | at TCU | L 12–7 | |||
October 11 | Rice |
| L 24–0 | ||
October 18 | No. 7 Texas | L 24–6 | 45,000 | [1] | |
October 25 | No. 6 Ole Miss * |
| L 14–12 | 36,000 | [2] |
November 1 | at Texas A&M | W 21–8 | |||
November 8 | Hardin–Simmons * |
| W 60–15 | ||
November 15 | No. 15 SMU |
| W 13–6 | 28,000 | |
November 22 | at Texas Tech | W 14–8 | 22,500 | ||
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The game featured two kickoffs returned 100 yards each for touchdowns by Jim Mooty and Billy Kyser, both of Arkansas. [4]
Head coach: Frank Broyles
Assistants: Doug Dickey (DB), Merrill Green (OB), Jim Mackenzie (DL), Wilson Matthews (DE/LB), Dixie White (OL), Steed White (OE)
All-SWC
Crip Hall Homecoming Performance by a Senior: Billy Gilbow
John Franklin Broyles was an American college football player and coach, college athletics administrator, and broadcaster. He served as the head football coach for one season at the University of Missouri in 1957 and at the University of Arkansas from 1958 to 1976, compiling a career coaching record of 149–62–6. Broyles was also the athletic director at Arkansas from 1974 to 2007. His mark of 144–58–5 in 19 seasons at the helm of the Arkansas Razorbacks football gives him the most wins and the most coached games of any head coach in program history. With Arkansas, Broyles won seven Southwest Conference titles and his 1964 team was named a national champion by a number of selectors including the Football Writers Association of America.
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