1940 Arkansas
4–6 (1–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Fred Thomsen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 14 Ole Miss 21–20Oct 26
Ole Miss was ranked No. 14, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vsEast Central | W 38–0 | 89% |
| Oct 5 | at TCU | L 0–20 | 36% |
| Oct 12 | vs Baylor | W 12–6 | 44% |
| Oct 19 | vs 14Texas | L 0–21 | 52% |
| Oct 26 | vs 14Ole Miss | W 21–20 | 28% |
| Nov 2 | at 5Texas A&M | L 0–17 | 16% |
| Nov 9 | vs Rice | L 7–14 | 54% |
| Nov 16 | at 20SMU | L 0–28 | 25% |
| Nov 21 | at 15Fordham | L 7–27 | 17% |
| Nov 28 | at Tulsa | W 27–21 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Tulsa 27–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 1–5 6th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 112–174
- Coach
- Fred Thomsen
- Elo
- 1471 −38 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.7 No. 63 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- A.J. Yates and Red Hickey
Drafted in 1941
The 1941 draft| Rd 6 | Howard Hickey E | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Southwest Conference
1 second teamSecond team
Red HickeyEUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1940 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1940 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 5–1 | 9–1 | 6 |
| SMU | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | 16 |
| Texas | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
| Rice | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| TCU | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| Arkansas | 1–5 | 4–6 | |
| Baylor | 0–6 | 4–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.