1958 Arkansas
4–6 (2–4 Southwest Conference), coached by Frank Broyles. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 15 SMU 13–6Nov 15
SMU was ranked No. 15, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Baylor | L 0–12 | 62% |
| Sep 27 | vs Tulsa | L 14–27 | 68% |
| Oct 4 | at TCU | L 7–12 | 30% |
| Oct 11 | vs Rice | L 0–24 | 50% |
| Oct 18 | at 7Texas | L 6–24 | 25% |
| Oct 25 | vs 6Ole Miss | L 12–14 | 21% |
| Nov 1 | at Texas A&M | W 21–8 | 20% |
| Nov 8 | vsHardin Simmons | W 60–15 | 48% |
| Nov 15 | vs 15SMU | W 13–6 | 46% |
| Nov 22 | at Texas Tech | W 14–8 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Texas Tech 14–8; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 147–150
- Coach
- Frank Broyles
- Elo
- 1539 −6 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.3 No. 34 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Richard Bell and Bill Michael
All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Jim MootyB
From Wikipedia’s 1958 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1958 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 5–1 | 8–2–1 | 10 |
| SMU | 4–2 | 6–4 | 18 |
| Rice | 4–2 | 5–5 | |
| Texas | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
| Arkansas | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Texas A&M | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Baylor | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.