1948 Arkansas
5–5 (2–4 Southwest Conference), coached by John Barnhill. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat East Texas A&M 46–7Sep 25
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs Abilene Christian | W 40–6 | 92% |
| Sep 25 | vs East Texas A&M | W 46–7 | 91% |
| Oct 2 | at TCU | W 27–14 | 43% |
| Oct 9 | vs Baylor | L 7–23 | 68% |
| Oct 16 | at Texas | L 6–14 | 26% |
| Oct 30 | at Texas A&M | W 28–6 | 60% |
| Nov 6 | vs Rice | L 6–25 | 59% |
| Nov 13 | vs 7SMU | L 12–14 | 29% |
| Nov 20 | vs Tulsa | W 55–18 | 78% |
| Nov 27 | vs 20William & Mary | L 0–9 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 9–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 13
Players on this team
Clyde ScottFullback
Dave HannerOffensive tackle
Fred WilliamsOffensive tackle- Bob GriffinOffensive tackle
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 1948.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 2–4 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 13
- Points
- 227–136
- Coach
- John Barnhill
- Elo
- 1496 −32 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.5 No. 38 of 117 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Clyde Scott
Drafted in 1949
The 1949 draft| Rd 5 | John Hoffman B | Chicago Bears |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
- Clyde ScottBAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1948 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 5–0–1 | 9–1–1 | 10 |
| Texas | 4–1–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Baylor | 3–2–1 | 6–3–2 | |
| Rice | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 Arkansas | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
| TCU | 1–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 0–5–1 | 0–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.