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.
| 1918 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 3–2 (0–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Paul Gold |
| Home stadium | The Hill |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| November 2 | Camp Pike* |
| L 0–6 | [5] |
| November 9 | Missouri Mines* |
| W 7–0 | [6] |
| November 16 | at Oklahoma | L 0–103 | [7] | |
| November 23 | Springfield Normal* |
| W 12–6 | [8] |
| November 28 | at Kendall* |
| W 23–6 | [9][10] |
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References
edit- ^ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
- ^ "1918 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ "1918 Southwest Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ "Football At U. Of A." The Springdale News. Springdale, Arkansas. November 1, 1918. p. 4. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "University Beaten By Soldier Team". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 3, 1918. p. 23. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Arkansas Defeats Rolla Miners, 7-0". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 10, 1918. p. 27. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "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 .
- ^ "Arkansas Defeats Missouri Normal". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 24, 1918. p. 21. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "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 .
- ^ "Kendall Is Beaten By Fullbright & Co". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. November 29, 1918. p. 5. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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