1936 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
American college football season
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The 1936 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1936 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Fred Thomsen, the Razorbacks compiled a 7â3 record (5â1 against SWC opponents), finished in first place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 178 to 87.[1] The Razorbacks were known as the "passing-est team in the nation" by throwing a then un-imaginable 29 times per game.
| 1936 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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SWC champion | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 7â3 (5â1 SWC) |
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| Captain | Clifford Van Sickle |
| Home stadium | The Hill, Quigley Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Arkansas $ | 5 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 TCU | 4 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 9 | â | 2 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 8 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 5 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | â | 5 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 7 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | â | 5 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The season is notable for being the first season that Arkansas finished ranked in the AP poll. Also notable this season, Arkansas played their first game against an AP ranked opponent in No. 13 LSU.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Pittsburg Teachers* |
| W 53â0 | [2] | |
| October 3 | at TCU | L 14â18 | 12,000 | [3] | |
| October 10 | Baylor |
| W 14â10 | [4] | |
| October 16 | at George Washington* | L 6â13 | 16,000 | [5] | |
| October 24 | vs. No. 13 LSU* | L 7â19 | 15,000 | [6] | |
| October 31 | at Texas A&M | W 18â0 | [7] | ||
| November 7 | Rice |
| W 20â14 | 5,000 | [8] |
| November 14 | at No. 19 SMU | W 17â0 | [9] | ||
| November 26 | at Tulsa* | W 23â13 | 16,000 | [10] | |
| December 5 | Texas | W 6â0 | 7,000 | [11] | |
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