1921 Arkansas

5–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by George McLaren.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 1921, game by game: won vs. Hendrix 28–0; won vs. Drury 40–0; won vs. Ouachita 28–0; lost at Oklahoma State 0–7; won vs. SMU 14–0; lost at LSU 7–10; tied vs. Phillips 0–0; won vs. Baylor 13–12; lost at TCU 14–19+40−7Won 28–0 vs. Hendrix+28HendrixWon 40–0 vs. Drury+40DruryWon 28–0 vs. Ouachita+28OuachitaLost 0–7 at Oklahoma State-7Oklahoma StateWon 14–0 vs. SMU+14SMULost 7–10 at LSU-3LSUTied 0–0 vs. Phillips0PhillipsWon 13–12 vs. Baylor+1BaylorLost 14–19 at TCU-5TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsHendrixW 28–⁠085%
Oct 8vsDruryW 40–⁠086%
Oct 15vsOuachitaW 28–⁠087%
Oct 22atOklahoma StateL 0–⁠756%
Oct 29vsSMUW 14–⁠073%
Nov 5atLSUL 7–⁠1033%
Nov 12vsPhillipsT 0–⁠076%
Nov 19vsBaylorW 13–⁠1257%
Nov 24atTCUL 14–⁠1946%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 19–⁠14; 3rd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The tied 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1 3rd in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
144–⁠48
Coach
George McLaren
Elo
1440 −9 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.1 No. 78 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ben Winkelman

1921 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M3–⁠0–⁠26–⁠1–⁠2
Texas1–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Arkansas2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Baylor2–⁠28–⁠3
Oklahoma State1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Rice1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
SMU0–⁠41–⁠6–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.