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1923 Arkansas

6–⁠2–⁠1 (2–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Francis Schmidt.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 1923, game by game: won vs. Central Arkansas 32–0; won vs. Drury 26–0; won vs. Rice 23–0; lost vs. Baylor 0–14; won vs. LSU 26–13; tied vs. Ouachita 0–0; lost at SMU 6–13; won vs. Phillips 32–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 13–0+32−14Won 32–0 vs. Central Arkansas+32Central ArkansasWon 26–0 vs. Drury+26DruryWon 23–0 vs. Rice+23RiceLost 0–14 vs. Baylor-14BaylorWon 26–13 vs. LSU+13LSUTied 0–0 vs. Ouachita0OuachitaLost 6–13 at SMU-7SMUWon 32–0 vs. Phillips+32PhillipsWon 13–0 vs. Oklahoma State+13Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsCentral ArkansasW 32–⁠083%
Oct 6vsDruryW 26–⁠085%
Oct 13vsRiceW 23–⁠054%
Oct 20vsBaylorL 0–⁠1449%
Oct 27vsLSUW 26–⁠1360%
Nov 3vsOuachitaT 0–⁠085%
Nov 10atSMUL 6–⁠1331%
Nov 24vsPhillipsW 32–⁠073%
Dec 1vsOklahoma StateW 13–⁠072%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 13–⁠0; tied for 4th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 4th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
158–⁠40
Coach
Francis Schmidt
Elo
1472 +54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.5 No. 44 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Sam Coleman

1923 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU5–⁠09–⁠0
Texas2–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
TCU2–⁠14–⁠5
Arkansas2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠1
Baylor1–⁠1–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
Oklahoma State1–⁠32–⁠8
Rice1–⁠43–⁠5
Texas A&M0–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1

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