1926–27 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 1926–27 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1926–27 college basketball season. The Razorbacks played their home games in Schmidt Gymnasium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was Francis Schmidt's fourth season as head coach of the Hogs and the program's fourth season overall. The Razorbacks won the Southwest Conference regular season championship with a record of 8–2 and 14–2 overall, Arkansas's second of five straight conference titles.[1][2]

1926–27 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record14–2 (8–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaSchmidt Gymnasium
Seasons
1926–27 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas 8 2   .800 14 2   .875
SMU 7 4   .636 12 5   .706
Texas 7 4   .636 13 9   .591
TCU 6 4   .600 9 8   .529
Texas A&M 4 6   .400 10 7   .588
Baylor 0 3   .000 8 4   .667
Rice 0 9   .000 0 9   .000

The season featured Arkansas's first-ever overtime game, a 23–22 victory over TCU in Fort Worth.[3]

Future Arkansas football and basketball coach Glen Rose, Harold Steele, and Tom Pickell were all First-Team All-SWC players for the season.[4]

Schedule and Results

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Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.[5]

Schedule and Results

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Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.[6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
*
Northeastern State Teachers College W 27–13  1–0
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
*
Northeastern State Teachers College W 25–19  2–0
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
*
Graham & Broening W 38–34  3–0
 
Little Rock, Arkansas
*
Southwestern Bell W 42–26  4–0
 
Little Rock, Arkansas
*
at Jonesboro YMCA W 49–25  5–0
 
Jonesboro, Arkansas
*
at First District Agricultural and Mechanical College W 42–12  6–0
 
Jonesboro, Arkansas
January 7, 1927
Rice W 36–18  7–0
(1–0)
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 8, 1927
Rice W 34–18  8–0
(2–0)
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 14, 1927
at TCU W 24–16  9–0
(3–0)
TCU Fieldhouse 
Fort Worth, Texas
January 15, 1927
at TCU W 23–22 OT 10–0
(4–0)
TCU Fieldhouse 
Fort Worth, Texas
January 21, 1927
Texas A&M W 34–27  11–0
(5–0)
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 22, 1927
Texas A&M W 25–16  12–0
(6–0)
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 4, 1927
at Texas L 29–32  12–1
(6–1)
Men's Gym 
Austin, Texas
February 5, 1927
at Texas L 24–28  12–2
(6–2)
Men's Gym 
Austin, Texas

at SMU W 32–30  13–2
(7–2)
 
Dallas, Texas

at SMU W 32–31  14–2
(8–2)
 
Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "HogStats.com :: 1926-27 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "1926-27 Southwest Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "HogStats.com :: 1926-27 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). ArkansasRazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "HogStats.com :: 1927-28 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "HogStats.com :: 1926-27 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.