Arkansas Razorbacks football, 1950–59

1950 record

2–8 (1–5 SWC)

Head coach

Otis Douglas

Home stadium

Seasons

« 1949

1951 »

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 23, 1950	Oklahoma A&M*	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	L 7–12
September 30, 1950	North Texas*	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 50–6
October 7, 1950	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX	L 6–13
October 14, 1950	Baylor	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 27–6
October 21, 1950	at #7 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 14–19
October 28, 1950	Vanderbilt*	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	L 13–14
November 4, 1950	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	L 13–42
November 11, 1950	Rice	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 6–9
November 18, 1950	#14 SMU	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	L 7–14
November 23, 1950	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK	L 13–28
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Captain
George Eckert

1951

1951 Arkansas Razorbacks football

Conference

1951 record

5–5 (2–4 SWC)

Head coach

Otis Douglas

Home stadium

Seasons

« 1950

1952 »

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 22, 1951	at Oklahoma A&M*		Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK	W 42–7
September 29, 1951	Arizona St.*		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 30–13
October 6, 1951	TCU		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	L 7–17
October 13, 1951	at #12 Baylor		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 7–9
October 20, 1951	#4 Texas		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 16–14
November 27, 1951	Santa Clara*	#19	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	L 12–21
November 3, 1951	#18 Texas A&M		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)	W 33–21
November 10, 1951	at Rice	#20	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 0–6
November 17, 1951	at SMU		Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX	L 7–14
November 24, 1951	Tulsa*		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 24–7
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Captains
Dave Hanner Pat Summerall

1952

1952 Arkansas Razorbacks football

Conference

1952 record

2–8 (1–5 SWC)

Head coach

Otis Douglas

Home stadium

Seasons

« 1951

1953 »

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 20, 1952	Oklahoma A&M*	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 22–20
September 27, 1952	Houston*	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 7–17
October 4, 1952	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX	L 7–13
October 11, 1952	Baylor	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 20–17
October 18, 1952	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 7–44
October 25, 1952	Ole Miss*	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	L 7–34
November 1, 1952	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	L 12–31
November 8, 1952	Rice	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 33–35
November 15, 1952	SMU	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 17–27
November 22, 1952	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK	L 34–44
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Captains
Dean Pryor Buddy Sutton

1953

1953 Arkansas Razorbacks football

Conference

1953 record

3–7 (2–4 SWC)

Head coach

Bowden Wyatt

Home stadium

Seasons

« 1952

1954 »

Overview

Arkansas quarterback Lamar McHan finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting for 1953.^[1] McHan was sixth in the nation in yards per punt, and tied for sixth in punt return yards.^[2] Receiver Floyd Sagely's receiving stats were tied for sixth best in the country.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26, 1953	Oklahoma A&M*	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	L 6–7
October 3, 1953	TCU	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 13–6
October 10, 1953	at #9 Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	L 7–14
October 17, 1953	Texas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 7–16
October 24, 1953	vs. Ole Miss*	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 0–28
October 31, 1953	Texas A&M	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	W 41–14
November 7, 1953	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 0–47
November 14, 1953	at SMU	Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX	L 7–13
November 21, 1953	LSU*	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	L 8–9
November 28, 1953	Tulsa*	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 27–7
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Captains
Jim Speering Ralph Troillett

1954

1954 Arkansas Razorbacks football

Southwest Conference Champs
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Georgia Tech, L, 6–14

Conference

1954 record

8–3 (5–1 SWC)

Head coach

Bowden Wyatt

Captain

Bobby Proctor
Jim Roth

Home stadium

Seasons

« 1953

1955 »

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 25, 1954	Tulsa*		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 41–0
October 2, 1954	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX	W 20–13
October 9, 1954	Baylor		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 21–20
October 16, 1954	at Texas	#12	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 20–7
October 23, 1954	#5 Ole Miss*	#7	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 6–0
October 30, 1954	at Texas A&M	#4	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	W 14–7
November 6, 1954	#15 Rice	#4	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 28–15
November 13, 1954	#19 SMU	#4	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 14–21
November 20, 1954	at LSU*	#9	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Rivalry)	L 6–7
November 27, 1954	at Houston*	#13	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX	W 19–0
January 1, 1955	Georgia Tech*	#10	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	L 6–14
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Mississippi

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	0	0	0	0	0
• Arkansas	0	0	0	6	6

Date: October 23
Location: War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, AR

Scoring summary

4		ARK	Preston Carpenter 66 yard pass from Buddy Benson	ARK 6-0

This contest had been designated as an Southeastern Conference game because Ole Miss had not scheduled required six conference games to be eligible for SEC title.^[3]

Cotton Bowl

Main article: 1955 Cotton Bowl Classic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia Tech	0	0	7	7	14
Arkansas	0	6	0	0	6

1955

1955 Arkansas Razorbacks football

Conference

1955 record

5–4–1 (3–2–1 SWC)

Head coach

Jack Mitchell

Home stadium

Seasons

« 1954

1956 »

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 7, 1955	Tulsa*		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 21–6
September 24, 1955	Oklahoma A&M*	#17	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 21–0
October 1, 1955	#10 TCU		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 0–26
October 8, 1955	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 20–25
October 15, 1955	Texas		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 27–20
October 22, 1955	at Ole Miss*		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 7–17
October 29, 1955	#11 Texas A&M		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)	T 7–7
November 5, 1955	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 10–0
November 12, 1955	at SMU		Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX	W 6–0
November 19, 1955	LSU*		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	L 7–13
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Captains
Preston Carpenter Henry Moore

1956

1956 Arkansas Razorbacks football

Conference

1956 record

6–4 (3–3 SWC)

Head coach

Jack Mitchell

Home stadium

Seasons

« 1955

1957 »

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22, 1956	Hardin-Simmons*	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 21–6
September 29, 1956	Oklahoma State*	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 19–7
October 6, 1956	at #8 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX	L 6–41
October 13, 1956	#10 Baylor	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 7–14
October 20, 1956	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 32–14
October 27, 1956	#10 Ole Miss*	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 14–0
November 3, 1956	at #5 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	L 0–27
November 10, 1956	Rice	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 27–12
November 17, 1956	SMU	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 27–13
November 24, 1956	at LSU*	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Rivalry)	L 7–21
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Captains
Neil Martin Ted Souter

1957

1957 Arkansas Razorbacks football

Conference

1957 record

6–4 (2–4 SWC)

Head coach

Jack Mitchell

Home stadium

Seasons

« 1956

1958 »

Overview

Razorback punter/fullback and co-captain Gerald Nesbitt was fourth in the nation in yards per punt, with 42.0. Arkansas finished tied for fifth in the SWC.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 21, 1957	Oklahoma A&M*		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 12–0
September 28, 1957	Tulsa*		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 41–14
October 5, 1957	#17 TCU		War Memorial Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 20–7
October 12, 1957	at Baylor	#11	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	W 20–17
October 19, 1957	Texas	#10	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 0–17
October 26, 1957	vs. #6 Ole Miss*		Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 12–6
November 2, 1957	#1 Texas A&M	#11	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)	L 6–7
November 9, 1957	at Rice	#12	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 7–13
November 16, 1957	at SMU		Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX	L 22–27
November 23, 1957	Texas Tech*		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 47–26
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Captains
Jay Donathan Gerald Nesbitt George Walker

1958

1959

1959 Arkansas Razorbacks football

Southwest Conference Co-champions
Gator Bowl vs. Georgia Tech, W, 14–7

Conference

Ranking

AP

#9

1959 record

9–2 (5–1 SWC)

Head coach

Frank Broyles

Home stadium

Seasons

« 1958

1960 »

Overview

In Frank Broyles' second season as head coach, Arkansas defeated his alma mater in the Gator Bowl, 14–7.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 19, 1959	Tulsa*		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 28–0
September 26, 1959	Oklahoma A&M*		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 13–7
October 3, 1959	TCU		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 3–0
October 10, 1959	at Baylor	#19	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	W 23–7
October 17, 1959	#3 Texas	#12	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	L 12–13
October 24, 1959	vs. #6 Ole Miss*	#10	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 0–28
October 31, 1959	#17 Texas A&M	#11	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)	W 12–7
November 7, 1959	at Rice	#16	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 14–10
November 14, 1959	at SMU	#20	Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX	W 17–14
November 21, 1959	Texas Tech*	#13	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 27–8
January 2, 1960	vs. Georgia Tech*	#9	Gator Bowl • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 14–7
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Captains
Billy Luplow James Monroe Barry Switzer

Gator Bowl

Main article: 1960 Gator Bowl (January)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	0	7	7	0	14
Yellow Jackets	7	0	0	0	7

1950–1959 Statistical Leaders

Passing

Year	Player	Com	Att	%	Yards
1950	Jim Rinehart	59	139	42	756
1951	Lamar McHan	53	135	39	724
1952	Lamar McHan	55	136	40	743
1953	Lamar McHan	78	150	52	1,107
1954	George Walker	45	85	53	603
1955	George Walker	22	47	47	347
1956	Don Christian	18	53	34	260
1957	George Walker	35	63	56	587
1958	James Monroe	41	96	43	512
1959	James Monroe	19	30	63	202

Rushing

Year	Player	Att	Yards	Avg
1950	Buddy Rodgers	118	476	4.0
1951	Lamar McHan	127	433	3.4
1952	Buddy Sutton	100	448	4.5
1953	Lamar McHan	143	409	2.9
1954	Henry Moore	153	670	4.4
1955	Henry Moore	134	701	5.2
1956	Gerald Nesbitt	129	663	5.1
1957	Gerald Nesbitt	145	624	4.3
1958	Jim Mooty	71	395	5.6
1959	Jim Mooty	93	519	5.6

Receiving

Year	Player	Rec	Yards	YPC
1950	Bill Jurney	22 465	15.2
1951	Pat Summerall	24	358	14.9
1952	Lewis Carpenter	19	335	17.6
1953	Floyd Sagely	30	542	18.1
1954	Preston Carpenter	21	234	11.1
1955	Preston Carpenter	11	155	14.1
1956	Ron Underwood	7	154	22.0
1957	Billy Kyser	10	179	17.9
1958	Charles Barnes	15	175	11.7
1959	Steve Butler	9	107	11.9

Source: ESPN College Football Encyclopedia^[5]

Notes

^ "Heisman Trophy 1953 – 19th Award." Webpage. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ESPN 2005: 1233
^ "Arkansas Nips Ole Miss 6-0." Eugene Register-Guard. 1954 Oct 24.
^ ESPN 2005: 1249
^ ESPN 2005: 1220–1257

References

ESPN, (television network) (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. New York, New York. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1. OCLC 61264858.

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