1958 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 1958 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 8–2–1 overall and 5–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin in his sixth year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they played Air Force, with the game ending in a 0–0 tie.
| 1958 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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Southwest Conference champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, T 0–0 vs. Air Force | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| 1958 record | 8–2–1 (5–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 46,083) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 20 | at Kansas* | No. 8 | W 42–0 | ||||
| September 27 | at Iowa* | No. 6 | L 0–17 | 54,500 | |||
| October 4 | Arkansas | W 12–7 | |||||
| October 11 | Texas Tech* |
| W 26–0 | 23,000 | |||
| October 18 | at Texas A&M | No. 20 | W 24–8 | ||||
| November 1 | Baylor | No. 18 |
| W 22–0 | |||
| November 8 | Marquette* | No. 11 |
| W 36–8 | |||
| November 15 | Texas | No. 9 |
| W 22–8 | 39,000 | ||
| November 22 | at Rice | No. 7 | W 21–10 | ||||
| November 29 | at SMU | No. 7 | L 13–20 | 40,000 | |||
| January 1, 1959 | 2:30 pm | vs. No. 8 Air Force* | No. 10 |
| CBS | T 0–0 | 75,504 |
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References
- "Air Academy, TCU scoreless in Cotton Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. January 2, 1959. p. 4B.
- "Falcons, TCU battle to Cotton contest tie". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. January 2, 1959. p. 16.
- "1958 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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