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]
| 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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| 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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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 edit
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 edit
- ^ "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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