1917 Arkansas
5–1–1 (0–1–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Norman Paine. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Central Missouri 34–0Oct 6
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsCentral Missouri | W 34–0 | 85% |
| Oct 13 | vsHendrix | W 19–0 | 88% |
| Oct 20 | vsMissouri–Rolla | W 32–0 | 85% |
| Oct 27 | vs Tulsa | W 19–7 | 87% |
| Nov 3 | vs LSU | W 14–0 | 50% |
| Nov 17 | at Oklahoma | T 0–0 | 37% |
| Nov 29 | at Texas | L 0–20 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas 20–0; 7th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 5–1–1
- Conference
- 0–1–1 7th in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 118–27
- Coach
- Norman Paine
- Elo
- 1491 +37 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.4 No. 57 of 88 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Gene Davidson
1917 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texas A&M | 3–0 | 8–0 | |
 Baylor | 2–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Rice | 1–1 | 7–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 1–1–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Texas | 2–4 | 4–4 | |
 Oklahoma State | 1–2 | 4–5 | |
 Arkansas | 0–1–1 | 5–1–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.