1935 Arkansas

5–⁠5 (2–⁠4 Southwest Conference), coached by Fred Thomsen.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 1935, game by game: won vs. Pittsburg State 12–0; lost vs. TCU 7–13; lost at Baylor 6–13; lost at LSU 7–13; won vs. Ozarks 51–6; won vs. Texas A&M 14–7; lost at Rice 7–20; lost vs. SMU 6–17; won at Texas 28–13; won at Tulsa 14–7+45−13Won 12–0 vs. Pittsburg State+12Pittsburg StateLost 7–13 vs. TCU-6TCULost 6–13 at Baylor-7BaylorLost 7–13 at LSU-6LSUWon 51–6 vs. Ozarks+45OzarksWon 14–7 vs. Texas A&M+7Texas A&MLost 7–20 at Rice-13RiceLost 6–17 vs. SMU-11SMUWon 28–13 at Texas+15TexasWon 14–7 at Tulsa+7Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsPittsburg StateW 12–⁠089%
Oct 5vsTCUL 7–⁠1347%
Oct 12atBaylorL 6–⁠1344%
Oct 19atLSUL 7–⁠1323%
Oct 26vsOzarksW 51–⁠687%
Nov 2vsTexas A&MW 14–⁠765%
Nov 9atRiceL 7–⁠2020%
Nov 16vsSMUL 6–⁠1728%
Nov 22atTexasW 28–⁠1331%
Nov 28atTulsaW 14–⁠749%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulsa 14–⁠7; 5th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 64th-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 1935.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠4 5th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
152–⁠109
Coach
Fred Thomsen
Elo
1520 +23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.1 No. 20 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Choice Rucker

1935 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU6–⁠012–⁠1
TCU5–⁠112–⁠1
Baylor3–⁠38–⁠3
Rice3–⁠38–⁠3
Arkansas2–⁠45–⁠5
Texas1–⁠54–⁠6
Texas A&M1–⁠53–⁠7

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