1952 Arkansas
2–8 (1–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Otis Douglas. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Baylor 20–17Oct 11
By 3 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Oklahoma State | W 22–20 | 68% |
| Sep 27 | vs Houston | L 7–17 | 68% |
| Oct 4 | at TCU | L 7–13 | 35% |
| Oct 11 | vs Baylor | W 20–17 | 31% |
| Oct 18 | at Texas | L 7–44 | 27% |
| Oct 25 | vs Ole Miss | L 7–34 | 40% |
| Nov 1 | at Texas A&M | L 12–31 | 30% |
| Nov 8 | vs Rice | L 33–35 | 54% |
| Nov 15 | vs SMU | L 17–27 | 42% |
| Nov 22 | at 11Tulsa | L 34–44 | 15% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 44–34; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 115th-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 1952.
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 1–5 7th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 166–282
- Coach
- Otis Douglas
- Elo
- 1387 −120 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.6 No. 64 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Dean Pryor and Buddy Sutton
1952 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6–0 | 9–2 | 10 |
| Rice | 4–2 | 5–5 | |
| SMU | 3–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| TCU | 2–2–2 | 4–4–2 | |
| Baylor | 1–3–2 | 4–4–2 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 Arkansas | 1–5 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.