1930 Arkansas

3–⁠6 (2–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Fred Thomsen.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 1930, game by game: won vs. Ozarks 27–0; lost at Tulsa 6–26; lost at TCU 0–40; won vs. Rice 7–6; won vs. Texas A&M 13–0; lost at LSU 12–27; lost vs. Oklahoma State 0–26; lost vs. Baylor 7–22; lost at Centenary (LA) 6–7+27−40Won 27–0 vs. Ozarks+27OzarksLost 6–26 at Tulsa-20TulsaLost 0–40 at TCU-40TCUWon 7–6 vs. Rice+1RiceWon 13–0 vs. Texas A&M+13Texas A&MLost 12–27 at LSU-15LSULost 0–26 vs. Oklahoma State-26Oklahoma StateLost 7–22 vs. Baylor-15BaylorLost 6–7 at Centenary (LA)-1Centenary (LA)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsOzarksW 27–⁠092%
Oct 4atTulsaL 6–⁠2689%
Oct 11atTCUL 0–⁠4026%
Oct 18vsRiceW 7–⁠668%
Oct 25vsTexas A&MW 13–⁠057%
Nov 1atLSUL 12–⁠2743%
Nov 8vsOklahoma StateL 0–⁠2664%
Nov 15vsBaylorL 7–⁠2252%
Nov 27atCentenary (LA)L 6–⁠742%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Centenary (LA) 7–⁠6; tied for 4th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 4th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
78–⁠154
Coach
Fred Thomsen
Elo
1402 −153 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.8 No. 64 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Milan Creighton

1930 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas4–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Baylor3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
TCU4–⁠29–⁠2–⁠1
SMU2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Arkansas2–⁠23–⁠6
Rice2–⁠48–⁠4
Texas A&M0–⁠52–⁠7

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