1940 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
American college football season
1940 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 4–6 (1–5 SWC) |
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Home stadium | Bailey Stadium |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||
No. 6 Texas A&M $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||
No. 16 SMU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||
Texas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||
Rice | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||
TCU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||
Arkansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||
Baylor | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||
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The 1940 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1940 college football season . In their 12th under head coach Fred Thomsen , the Razorbacks compiled a 4–6 record (1–5 against SWC opponents), finished in sixth place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 174 to 112. [1] [2]
Arkansas was ranked at No. 67 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 28 | Central State (OK) * | W 38–0 | |||
October 5 | at TCU | L 0–20 | |||
October 12 | Baylor |
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W 12–6 | ||
October 19 | No. 14 Texas | L 0–21 | 11,000 | [4] | |
October 26 | vs. No. 14 Ole Miss * | W 21–20 | 12,000 | ||
November 2 | at No. 5 Texas A&M | L 0–17 | |||
November 9 |
Rice
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L 7–14 | ||
November 16 | at No. 20 SMU | L 0–28 | |||
November 21 | at No. 15 Fordham * | L 7–27 | 16,500 | [5] | |
November 28 | at Tulsa * | W 27–21 | 15,000 | [6] | |
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References
- ↑ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1940-1944)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015 . Retrieved August 4, 2015 .
- ↑ "1940 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved August 4, 2015 .
- ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings" . The Boston Globe . p. 22 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Texas breezes through Arkansas 21 to 0" . The Commercial Appeal . October 20, 1940 . Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Jack Smith (November 22, 1940). "Rams Aerials Blast Arkansas, 27-7" . New York Daily News . pp. 64, 68 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Arkansas takes Aerial Thriller Over T.U., 27-21: Late Hurricane Rally Is Short; 15,000 See Game" . Tulsa Daily World . November 29, 1940. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com .
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