1958 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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1958 TCU Horned Frogs football
Southwest Conference champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
1958 record8–2–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
  • Abe Martin (6th season)
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 46,083)
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Southwest Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 20at Kansas*No. 8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 42–0
September 27at Iowa*No. 6
L 0–1754,500
October 4Arkansas
W 12–7
October 11Texas Tech*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 26–023,000
October 18at Texas A&MNo. 20
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 24–8
November 1BaylorNo. 18
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 22–0
November 8Marquette*No. 11
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 36–8
November 15TexasNo. 9
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 22–839,000
November 22at RiceNo. 7
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 21–10
November 29at SMUNo. 7
L 13–2040,000
January 1, 19592:30 pmvs. No. 8 Air Force*No. 10
CBST 0–075,504
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References[]

  1. ^ "Air Academy, TCU scoreless in Cotton Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. January 2, 1959. p. 4B.
  2. ^ "Falcons, TCU battle to Cotton contest tie". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. January 2, 1959. p. 16.
  3. ^ "1958 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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