1936 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
| 1936 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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SWC champion | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 7–3 (5–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | The Hill, Quigley Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Arkansas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 TCU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 7–3 record (5–1 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.
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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Pittsburg Teachers* |
| W 53–0 | [2] | |
| October 3 | at TCU | L 14–18 | 12,000 | [3] | |
| October 10 | Baylor |
| W 14–10 | [4] | |
| October 16 | at George Washington* | L 6–13 | 16,000 | [5] | |
| October 24 | vs. No. 13 LSU* | L 7–19 | 15,000 | [6] | |
| October 31 | at Texas A&M | W 18–0 | [7] | ||
| November 7 | Rice |
| W 20–14 | 5,000 | [8] |
| November 14 | at No. 19 SMU | W 17–0 | [9] | ||
| November 26 | at Tulsa* | W 23–13 | 16,000 | [10] | |
| December 5 | Texas | W 6–0 | 7,000 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1936 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "A victory in the air; Razorbacks complete 11 passes against Teachers". The Kansas City Star. September 27, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baugh outpasses Robbins and Frogs beat Razorbacks, 18–14". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 4, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Razorbacks rally wins". The Oklahoma News. October 11, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colonials win off Arkansas on passes, 13–6". The Birmingham News. October 17, 1936. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers defeat Hogs in annual duel". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas upsets Aggies". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 1, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice falls before powerful running attack of Arkansas Razorbacks, 20–14". Longview Daily-News. November 8, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas outplays Southern Methodists, 17–0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 15, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Razorbacks play smart football, beat Tulsa". Hope Star. November 27, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Passing Porkers trip Texas, 6 to 0". The Birmingham News. December 6, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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