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1927 Arkansas

8–⁠1 (2–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Francis Schmidt.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 1927, game by game: won vs. Ozarks 32–0; won vs. Baylor 13–6; lost at Texas A&M 6–40; won vs. Missouri–Rolla 34–0; won vs. LSU 28–0; won at TCU 10–3; won vs. Oklahoma State 33–20; won vs. Austin 42–0; won vs. Hendrix 20–7+42−34Won 32–0 vs. Ozarks+32OzarksWon 13–6 vs. Baylor+7BaylorLost 6–40 at Texas A&M-34Texas A&MWon 34–0 vs. Missouri–Rolla+34Missouri–RollaWon 28–0 vs. LSU+28LSUWon 10–3 at TCU+7TCUWon 33–20 vs. Oklahoma State+13Oklahoma StateWon 42–0 vs. Austin+42AustinWon 20–7 vs. Hendrix+13Hendrix
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsOzarksW 32–⁠087%
Oct 8vsBaylorW 13–⁠666%
Oct 15atTexas A&ML 6–⁠4032%
Oct 22vsMissouri–RollaW 34–⁠089%
Oct 29vsLSUW 28–⁠047%
Nov 5atTCUW 10–⁠334%
Nov 12vsOklahoma StateW 33–⁠2075%
Nov 19vsAustinW 42–⁠090%
Nov 26vsHendrixW 20–⁠792%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hendrix 20–⁠7; 3rd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1 3rd in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
218–⁠76
Coach
Francis Schmidt
Elo
1564 +94 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.8 No. 18 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Eusell Coleman

All-Southwest Conference

2 first team

First team

  • George ColeRB
  • Glen RoseEDuby-1; DM-1; MS-1; AP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1927 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1927 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
SMU4–⁠17–⁠2
Arkansas2–⁠18–⁠1
Texas2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
TCU1–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Rice1–⁠32–⁠6–⁠1
Baylor0–⁠52–⁠7

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