1928–29 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1928–29 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Southwest Conference Champions
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record19–1 (11–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaSchmidt Gymnasium
Seasons
1928–29 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas 11 – 1   .917 19 – 1   .950
Texas 10 – 2   .833 18 – 2   .900
SMU 6 – 6   .500 7 – 9   .438
TCU 5 – 7   .417 10 – 7   .588
Texas A&M 4 – 6   .400 12 – 6   .667
Baylor 2 – 8   .200 7 – 9   .438
Rice 2 – 10   .167 2 – 10   .167

The 1928–29 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1928–29 college basketball season. They played their home games in Schmidt Gymnasium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was Francis Schmidt's sixth year as head coach of the Hogs and the program's sixth season overall. The Hogs won their fourth of five straight Southwest Conference championships from 1926 to 1930, finishing with an 11–1 conference record and a record of 19–1 overall.[1][2]

The 1928–29 season saw the end of a school record thirty-one-game win streak that began the season before on December 30, 1927.[3] The winning streak lasted 406 days before the Razorbacks fell to rival Texas on the road on February 9, 1929.[4]

Future Arkansas coach Eugene Lambert was named to the Helms First-Team All-America squad, while Tom Pickel garnered First-Team All-America honors from College Humor.[5]

College Football Hall of Fame member Wear Schoonover joined Lambert and Pickel on the All-SWC First-Team for 1928–29.[6]

Future head coach of the NFL's Chicago Cardinals, Milan Creighton, played on the 1928–29 Razorback team.[7]

Roster

1928–29 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball roster
Roster retrieved from HogStats.com. [1]
Name Position Hometown
Milan Creighton Guard Gothenburg, Nebraska
Harold Eidson N/A Centerville, Arkansas
Arthur Hale Forward Fayetteville, Arkansas
Harrison Hale Jr. Forward Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jethro Henderson Center/Guard Hot Springs, Arkansas
Ken Holt Center N/A
Gene Lambert N/A Searcy, Arkansas
Tom Oliver Guard Jacksonville, Arkansas
Tom Pickel Center N/A
Jim Pickren Forward Salem, Arkansas
Roy Prewitt Center Grady, Arkansas
Wear Schoonover Forward Pocahontas, Arkansas

Schedule and Results

Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.[8]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
*
 Northeastern State Teachers College W 54–28  1–0
 Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
*
 Northeastern State Teachers College W 61–24  2–0
 Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
*
 Little Rock All-Stars W 32–21  3–0
  
Little Rock, Arkansas
December 19, 1928*
 at Fort Smith Collegians W 45–22  4–0
  
Fort Smith, Arkansas
*
 at Jonesboro YMCA W 43–30  5–0
  
Jonesboro, Arkansas
December 22, 1928*
 at Earle Cardinals W 47–25  6–0
  
Earle, Arkansas
January 4, 1929
 at SMU W 32–26  7–0
(1–0) 		Old Gym 
Dallas, Texas
January 5, 1929
 at SMU W 39–17  8–0
(2–0) 		Old Gym 
Dallas, Texas

at TCU W 41–24  9–0
(3–0) 		TCU Fieldhouse 
Fort Worth, Texas
January 8, 1929
 at TCU W 66–26  10–0
(4–0) 		TCU Fieldhouse 
Fort Worth, Texas

Baylor W 59–24  11–0
(5–0) 		Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Baylor W 71–23  12–0
(6–0) 		Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 1, 1929*
 Drury College W 52–25  13–0
(6–0) 		Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 2, 1929*
 Drury College W 42–22  14–0
(6–0) 		Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 8, 1929
 at Texas W 48–32  15–0
(7–0) 		State School for the Deaf Fieldhouse 
Austin, Texas
February 9, 1929
 at Texas L 25–36  15–1
(7–1) 		State School for the Deaf Fieldhouse 
Austin, Texas
February 15, 1929
 Rice W 51–18  16–1
(8–1) 		Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 16, 1929
 Rice W 44–13  17–1
(9–1) 		Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 22, 1929
 Texas A&M W 49–32  18–1
(10–1) 		Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 23, 1929
 Texas A&M W 38–29  19–1
(11–1) 		Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ "1928-29 Southwest Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "HogStats.com :: 1928-29 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. HogStats.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "HogStats.com :: 1927-28 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. HogStats.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "HogStats.com :: 1928-29 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. HogStats.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  5. ^ 2021-22 Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball Media Guide (PDF). Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas. 2021. p. 106. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  6. ^ 2021-22 Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball Media Guide (PDF). Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas. 2021. p. 111. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "HogStats.com :: Player Information :: Milan Creighton". HogStats.com. HogStats. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "HogStats.com :: 1928-29 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.