1938 Arkansas
2–7–1 (1–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Fred Thomsen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas 42–6Oct 15
By 36 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Oklahoma State | W 27–7 | 83% |
| Oct 1 | at TCU | L 14–21 | 44% |
| Oct 8 | vs Baylor | L 6–9 | 61% |
| Oct 15 | vs Texas | W 42–6 | 79% |
| Oct 22 | at6Santa Clara | L 6–21 | 28% |
| Oct 29 | at Texas A&M | L 7–13 | 47% |
| Nov 5 | vs Rice | L 0–3 | 57% |
| Nov 12 | at SMU | L 6–19 | 45% |
| Nov 16 | vs Ole Miss | L 14–20 | 38% |
| Nov 24 | at Tulsa | T 6–6 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Tulsa 6–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 69th-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 1938.
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 1–5 tied for 6th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 128–125
- Coach
- Fred Thomsen
- Elo
- 1511 −98 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.8 No. 60 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Lloyd Woodell
Drafted in 1939
The 1939 draft| Rd 7 | Lloyd Woodell C | New York Giants |
All-Southwest Conference
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From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1938 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 6–0 | 11–0 | 1 |
| SMU | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| Baylor | 3–2–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Rice | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| Texas A&M | 2–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Arkansas | 1–5 | 2–7–1 | |
| Texas | 1–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.