1912 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 1912 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1912 college football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Hugo Bezdek, the Razorbacks compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 179 to 149. The Razorbacks were blown out in games against Texas A&M (27–0), Wisconsin (64–7), and Texas (48–0).[1] Bezdek left Arkansas after the 1912 season to become head football coach at Oregon, where he was offered more money and a modern gymnasium and athletic field.[2] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1954.

1912 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
CaptainPercy Hinton
Home stadiumThe Hill
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal     1 0 0
Texas     7 1 0
VMI     7 1 0
Maryland     6 1 1
Oklahoma A&M     6 2 0
Livingstone     3 1 1
Louisville     3 1 0
Mississippi Normal     2 1 0
South Carolina     5 2 1
Navy     6 3 0
West Virginia     6 3 0
Spring Hill     4 2 0
Oklahoma     5 4 0
Rice     3 2 0
Chattanooga     4 4 0
Southwest Texas State     3 3 2
Davidson     3 4 0
Marshall     3 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     3 4 0
Tennessee Docs     3 4 0
Arkansas     4 6 0
Baylor     3 5 0
Catholic University     3 5 0
Louisiana Industrial     1 2 1
West Tennessee State Normal     1 2 1
Wake Forest     2 6 0
Kendall     1 4 0
Delaware     1 6 1
Biddle     0 1 0

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Henderson-BrownW 39–6[3]
October 12Hendrix
  • The Hill
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 52–0[4]
October 19Oklahoma A&M
  • The Hill
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 7–13[5]
October 26vs. Texas A&M
L 0–27[6]
October 28at BaylorWaco, TXL 0–7[7]
November 2Southwestern (TX)
  • The Hill
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 25–0
November 92:30 p.m.at WisconsinL 7–642,000[8]
November 16LSUL 6–7[9]
November 232:30 p.m.at Washington UniversityW 13–72,500[10][11][12]
November 28at TexasL 0–48[13]

References edit

  1. ^ "1912 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Coach Bezdek Leaves Arkansas U." The Coffeyville Daily Journal. April 1, 1913. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Razorbacks Win Hard-Fought Game". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 6, 1912. p. 21, part II. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Hendrix Loses To University". Log Cabin Democrat. Conway, Arkansas. October 14, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "May Is Star Of Arkansas Defeat". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 20, 1912. p. 22. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Arkansas is easy for Texas A. & M." Daily Arkansas Gazette. October 27, 1912. Retrieved September 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas Loses To Baylor 6-0". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 29, 1912. p. 10. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ Sheasby, Fred C. (November 10, 1912). "Badgers Easy Winners Over Bezdek's Men". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 3. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Arkansas, fighting to the end, loses 7 to 6". Arkansas Gazette. November 17, 1912. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Summersby, Jack (November 22, 1912). "Pikers Expect To Beat Arkansas On The Morrow". St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ Summersby, Jack (November 24, 1912). "Arkansas Beats W. U. 13-7". St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1, sporting section. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ Summersby, Jack (November 24, 1912). "Arkansas Wins From Washington By One Score (continued)". St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2, sporting section. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "Razorbacks put to rout". The Commercial Appeal. November 29, 1912. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.