1926 Arkansas

5–⁠5 (0–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Francis Schmidt.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 1926, game by game: won vs. Central Oklahoma 60–0; won vs. Ole Miss 21–6; lost at Oklahoma 6–13; won vs. Hendrix 14–7; won vs. Centenary (LA) 33–6; lost at Kansas State 7–16; lost at LSU 0–14; lost vs. TCU 7–10; won at Oklahoma State 24–2; lost at Tulsa 7–14+60−14Won 60–0 vs. Central Oklahoma+60Central OklahomaWon 21–6 vs. Ole Miss+15Ole MissLost 6–13 at Oklahoma-7OklahomaWon 14–7 vs. Hendrix+7HendrixWon 33–6 vs. Centenary (LA)+27Centenary (LA)Lost 7–16 at Kansas State-9Kansas StateLost 0–14 at LSU-14LSULost 7–10 vs. TCU-3TCUWon 24–2 at Oklahoma State+22Oklahoma StateLost 7–14 at Tulsa-7Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 14–⁠7; tied for 6th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠1 tied for 6th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
179–⁠88
Coach
Francis Schmidt
Elo
1455 −23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.0 No. 30 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Herman Boozman

1926 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU5–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Baylor3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Texas2–⁠25–⁠4
TCU1–⁠1–⁠26–⁠1–⁠2
Texas A&M1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Arkansas0–⁠15–⁠5
Rice0–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1

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