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1944 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1944 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
TCU $ 3 1 1 7 3 1
Texas 3 2 0 5 4 0
Arkansas 2 2 1 5 5 1
Texas A&M 2 3 0 7 4 0
SMU 2 3 0 5 5 0
Rice 2 3 0 5 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1944 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1944 college football season. In their first year under head coach Glen Rose, the Razorbacks compiled a 5–5–1 record (2–2–1 against SWC opponents), finished in third place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 161 to 120.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23vs. Missouri*W 7–68,500[2]
September 29vs. Oklahoma A&M*L 0–1912,000[3]
October 7at TCUT 6–6[4]
October 14Norman NAS*L 7–27[5]
October 21TexasL 0–1910,000[6]
October 28vs. Ole Miss*W 26–1810,000[7]
November 4at Texas A&MW 7–6[8]
November 11Ricedagger
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 12–79,000[9]
November 18at SMUL 12–20[10]
November 23at Tulsa*L 2–3316,000[11]
December 2Arkansas A&M*
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 41–01,200[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1944 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "Missouri bows to Arkansas, 7–6; Porker score on blocked punt". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 24, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fenimore is star as Ags defeat Hogs". The Tulsa Tribune. September 30, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Porkers push Frogs all over field but get no better than 6–6 tie". The Paris News. October 8, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Norman Navy Tops Arkansas". The Nashville Tennessean. October 15, 1944. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas power is too much for Arkansas". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 22, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hogs push over two tallies on final lap to chalk up 26–18 victory over Ole Miss". Austin American-Statesman. October 29, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arkansas bumps Texas Aggies, 7–6". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. November 5, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "County Razorbacks upset Rice Owls, 12–7". The Brownsville Herald. November 12, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mustangs upset Porkers, 20–12". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 19, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulsa sweeps 33–2 victory from Porkers". The Daily Oklahoman. November 24, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Alton Baldwin stars in Arkansas victory". The Commercial Appeal. December 3, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.