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1937 Arkansas

6–⁠2–⁠2 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Fred Thomsen, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 1937, game by game: won vs. Central Oklahoma 25–0; tied vs. TCU 7–7; lost at Baylor 14–20; won at Texas 21–10; won vs. SMU 13–0; won vs. Texas A&M 26–13; lost at Rice 20–26; won vs. Ole Miss 32–6; tied at George Washington 0–0; won at No. 20 Tulsa 28–7+26−6Won 25–0 vs. Central Oklahoma+25Central OklahomaTied 7–7 vs. TCU0TCULost 14–20 at Baylor-6BaylorWon 21–10 at Texas+11TexasWon 13–0 vs. SMU+13SMUWon 26–13 vs. Texas A&M+13Texas A&MLost 20–26 at Rice-6RiceWon 32–6 vs. Ole Miss+26Ole MissTied 0–0 at George Washington0George Washingt…Won 28–7 at No. 20 Tulsa+21No. 20 Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsCentral OklahomaW 25–⁠092%
Oct 2vsTCUT 7–⁠753%
Oct 9atBaylorL 14–⁠2047%
Oct 16atTexasW 21–⁠1054%
Oct 23vsSMUW 13–⁠057%
Oct 30vsTexas A&MW 26–⁠1366%
Nov 6atRiceL 20–⁠2658%
Nov 13vsOle MissW 32–⁠656%
Nov 20atGeorge WashingtonT 0–⁠063%
Nov 25at20TulsaW 28–⁠748%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulsa 28–⁠7; No. 14 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 20
  2. Wk 3: 16
  3. Wk 4: 20
  4. Final: 14

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 1937.

Led the nationJim Benton: receptions (48 catches), receiving yards (814 yds)

Record
6–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 3rd in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 14
Points
186–⁠89
Coach
Fred Thomsen
Elo
1663 +82 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.8 No. 8 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jack Robbins and Jim Benton

Drafted in 1938

The 1938 draft
Rd 1Jack Robbins BChicago Cardinals
Rd 2Jim Benton ECleveland Rams
Rd 6Ray Hamilton OGCleveland Rams

All-Southwest Conference

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1937 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Rice4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠218
TCU3–⁠1–⁠24–⁠4–⁠216
Arkansas3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠214
Baylor3–⁠37–⁠3
Texas A&M2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
SMU2–⁠45–⁠6
Texas1–⁠52–⁠6–⁠1

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