1940 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
American college football season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–6 (1–5 SWC)
Headcoach
- Fred Thomsen (12th season)
Captains
- A. J. Yates
- Red Hickey
| 1940 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (1–5 SWC) |
| Head coach |
|
| Captains |
|
| Home stadium | Bailey Stadium |
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.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | Central State (OK)* | W 38–0 | [3] | ||
| October 5 | at TCU | L 0–20 | [4] | ||
| October 12 | Baylor |
| W 12–6 | 6,500 | [5] |
| October 19 | No. 14 Texas | L 0–21 | 11,000 | [6] | |
| October 26 | vs. No. 14 Ole Miss* | W 21–20 | 15,000 | [7] | |
| November 2 | at No. 5 Texas A&M | L 0–17 | [8] | ||
| November 9 | Rice |
| L 7–14 | 7,000 | [9] |
| November 16 | at No. 20 SMU | L 0–28 | [10] | ||
| November 21 | at No. 15 Fordham* | L 7–27 | 16,500 | [11] | |
| November 28 | at Tulsa* | W 27–21 | 15,000 | [12] | |
| |||||
