1918 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1918 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–2 (0–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Gold
Home stadiumThe Hill
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Oklahoma 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
Texas A&M 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Rice 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 5 – 1
SMU 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Arkansas 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Baylor 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
  • No champion recognized[1]

The 1918 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1918 college football season. In their second and final year under head coach Norman C. Paine, the Razorbacks compiled a 3–2 record (0–1 against SWC opponents), finished in seventh place out of eight teams in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 121 to 42.[2][3] The start of the season was delayed until November because of the Spanish flu.[4] On November 16, the Razorbacks sustained the worst defeat in the program's history, losing to Oklahoma by a 103 to 0 score.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 2Camp Pike*
L 0–6[5]
November 9Missouri Mines*
  • The Hill
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 7–0[6]
November 16at Oklahoma
L 0–103[7]
November 23Springfield Normal*
  • The Hill
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 12–6[8]
November 28at Kendall*
W 23–6[9][10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
  2. ^ "1918 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "1918 Southwest Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "Football At U. Of A." The Springdale News. Springdale, Arkansas. November 1, 1918. p. 4. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "University Beaten By Soldier Team". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 3, 1918. p. 23. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Arkansas Defeats Rolla Miners, 7-0". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 10, 1918. p. 27. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Sooners Pile Up 103 Points Against Arkansas". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 17, 1918. p. 15. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Arkansas Defeats Missouri Normal". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 24, 1918. p. 21. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "S. A. T. C. All Set To Trim Arkansas". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. November 28, 1918. p. 12. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Kendall Is Beaten By Fullbright & Co". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. November 29, 1918. p. 5. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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