1903 Arkansas

1–⁠2, coached by D.A. McDaniel. The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–⁠4, over seven games to the three on file here.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 1903, game by game: lost at Texas 0–15; lost at Texas A&M 0–6; won vs. Oklahoma 12–0+12−15Lost 0–15 at Texas-15TexasLost 0–6 at Texas A&M-6Texas A&MWon 12–0 vs. Oklahoma+12Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 30atTexasL 0–⁠1540%
Oct 31atTexas A&ML 0–⁠636%
Nov 21vsOklahomaW 12–⁠060%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 12–⁠0.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists five games of Arkansas’s 1903 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 2vsSpringfield NormalL 5–⁠10Arkansas’s article
Oct 10atMissouri S&TL 6–⁠17Arkansas’s article
Oct 12atDruryW 10–⁠6Arkansas’s article
Nov 7vsCentral MissouriL 6–⁠12Arkansas’s article
Nov 7vsFort Smith High SchoolschoolW 17–⁠9Arkansas’s article
Record
1–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
12–⁠21
Coach
D.A. McDaniel
Elo
1486 −14 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Henry Ragland