1934 Arkansas
4–4–2 (2–3–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Fred Thomsen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Missouri–Rolla 20–0Oct 27
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vsOzarks | W 13–0 | 90% |
| Oct 6 | at TCU | W 24–10 | 28% |
| Oct 13 | vs Baylor | W 6–0 | 66% |
| Oct 20 | at LSU | L 0–16 | 36% |
| Oct 27 | vsMissouri–Rolla | W 20–0 | 91% |
| Nov 3 | at Texas A&M | T 7–7 | 53% |
| Nov 10 | vs Rice | L 0–7 | 56% |
| Nov 17 | at SMU | L 6–10 | 35% |
| Nov 23 | vs Texas | L 12–19 | 52% |
| Nov 29 | at Tulsa | T 7–7 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Tulsa 7–7; 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1934.
- Record
- 4–4–2
- Conference
- 2–3–1 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 95–76
- Coach
- Fred Thomsen
- Elo
- 1495 −10 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.5 No. 35 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- W.R. Benton
All-Southwest Conference
2 first teamFirst team
W.R. BentonOTAP-1- Billy SpiveyOGAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1934 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 5–1 | 9–1–1 | |
| Texas | 4–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| SMU | 3–2–1 | 8–2–2 | |
| TCU | 3–3 | 8–4 | |
| Arkansas | 2–3–1 | 4–4–2 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–4–1 | 2–7–2 | |
| Baylor | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.