1950 Arkansas
2–8 (1–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Otis Douglas. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Texas 50–6Sep 30
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs Oklahoma State | L 7–12 | 57% |
| Sep 30 | vs North Texas | W 50–6 | 87% |
| Oct 7 | at TCU | L 6–13 | 33% |
| Oct 14 | vs Baylor | W 27–6 | 38% |
| Oct 21 | at 7Texas | L 14–19 | 24% |
| Oct 28 | vs Vanderbilt | L 13–14 | 48% |
| Nov 4 | at Texas A&M | L 13–42 | 38% |
| Nov 11 | vs Rice | L 6–9 | 35% |
| Nov 18 | vs 14SMU | L 7–14 | 29% |
| Nov 23 | at Tulsa | L 13–28 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 28–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 102nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
Players on this team
Pat SummerallKicker
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 1950.
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 1–5 7th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 156–163
- Coach
- Otis Douglas
- Elo
- 1431 −58 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.7 No. 43 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- George Eckert
All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
- Dave HannerOGAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1950 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1950 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6–0 | 9–2 | 3 |
| Baylor | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| Texas A&M | 3–3 | 7–4 | |
| TCU | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| Rice | 2–4 | 6–4 | |
| SMU | 2–4 | 6–4 | |
 Arkansas | 1–5 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.