1947 Arkansas
6–4–1 (1–4–1 Southwest Conference), coached by John Barnhill. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 13 William & Mary 21–19Jan 1
William & Mary was ranked No. 13, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Northwestern State | W 64–0 | 94% |
| Sep 27 | vs North Texas | W 12–0 | 92% |
| Oct 4 | vs TCU | W 6–0 | 72% |
| Oct 11 | at Baylor | L 9–17 | 55% |
| Oct 18 | vs 3Texas | L 6–21 | 25% |
| Oct 25 | vs Ole Miss | W 19–14 | 50% |
| Nov 1 | vs Texas A&M | T 21–21 | 60% |
| Nov 8 | at Rice | L 0–26 | 34% |
| Nov 15 | at 4SMU | L 6–14 | 23% |
| Nov 27 | at Tulsa | W 27–13 | 29% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs 13William & MaryDixie Bowl | W 21–19 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat William & Mary 21–19 in the Dixie Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 61st-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 1947.
- Record
- 6–4–1
- Conference
- 1–4–1 tied for 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 191–145
- Coach
- John Barnhill
- Elo
- 1542 +24 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 12.7 No. 23 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- James Minor
Drafted in 1948
The 1948 draft| Rd 1 | Clyde Scott RB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 4 | Jim Minor OT | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 5 | Don Richards OT | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 1 | Clyde Scott B | Buffalo Bills (AAFC) |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Clyde ScottBAP-1
Second team
Theron RobertsOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1947 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1947 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 5–0–1 | 9–0–2 | 3 |
| Texas | 5–1 | 10–1 | 5 |
| Rice | 4–2 | 6–3–1 | 18 |
| TCU | 2–3–1 | 4–5–2 | |
| Arkansas | 1–4–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Baylor | 1–5 | 5–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.