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 | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 14–2 (8–2 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home arena | Schmidt Gymnasium |
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| 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
editSchedule retrieved from HogStats.com.[5]
Schedule and Results
editSchedule retrieved from HogStats.com.[6]
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Northeastern State Teachers College | W 27–13 | 1–0 |
Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, Arkansas | |||||||
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Northeastern State Teachers College | W 25–19 | 2–0 |
Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, Arkansas | |||||||
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Graham & Broening | W 38–34 | 3–0 |
Little Rock, Arkansas | |||||||
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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
edit- ^ "HogStats.com :: 1926-27 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "1926-27 Southwest Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "HogStats.com :: 1926-27 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). ArkansasRazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "HogStats.com :: 1927-28 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "HogStats.com :: 1926-27 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.