The 1958 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1958 college 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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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, T 0–0 vs. Air Force | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 8–2–1 (5–1 SWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Meyer spread |
| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
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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
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | at Kansas* | No. 8 | W 42–0 | 20,000 | ||||
| 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 | [1] | ||
| 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 | [2][3] |
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References
edit- ^ "TCU clips Texas, gains SWC lead". The Victoria Advocate. November 16, 1958. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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 July 26, 2016.