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1929 Arkansas

7–⁠2 (1–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Fred Thomsen.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 1929, game by game: won vs. Ozarks 37–0; won vs. Henderson State 30–7; lost vs. Texas 0–27; lost at Baylor 20–31; won at Texas A&M 14–13; won vs. LSU 32–0; won vs. East Central 52–7; won vs. Centenary (LA) 13–2; won at Oklahoma State 32–6+45−27Won 37–0 vs. Ozarks+37OzarksWon 30–7 vs. Henderson State+23Henderson StateLost 0–27 vs. Texas-27TexasLost 20–31 at Baylor-11BaylorWon 14–13 at Texas A&M+1Texas A&MWon 32–0 vs. LSU+32LSUWon 52–7 vs. East Central+45East CentralWon 13–2 vs. Centenary (LA)+11Centenary (LA)Won 32–6 at Oklahoma State+26Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsOzarksW 37–⁠092%
Oct 5vsHenderson StateW 30–⁠790%
Oct 12vsTexasL 0–⁠2753%
Oct 19atBaylorL 20–⁠3141%
Oct 26atTexas A&MW 14–⁠1339%
Nov 2vsLSUW 32–⁠051%
Nov 9vsEast CentralW 52–⁠791%
Nov 16vsCentenary (LA)W 13–⁠285%
Nov 28atOklahoma StateW 32–⁠666%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 32–⁠6; 6th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠2 6th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
230–⁠93
Coach
Fred Thomsen
Elo
1582 +32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.5 No. 22 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Clarence Gels

All-Southwest Conference

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1929 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
SMU3–⁠0–⁠26–⁠0–⁠4
Baylor2–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Texas2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Texas A&M2–⁠35–⁠4
Arkansas1–⁠27–⁠2
Rice0–⁠52–⁠7

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