The 1939 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1939 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Fred Thomsen, the Razorbacks compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–3–1 against SWC opponents), finished in fifth place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 117 to 115.[1][2]
| 1939 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (2–3–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Bailey Stadium, Quigley Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arkansas was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 46 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings.[3] and at No. 46 in the Litkenhous Ratings.[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | Central State (OK)* | W 32–6 | |||
| September 30 | vs. Mississippi State* | L 0–19 | 10,000 | [5] | |
| October 7 | TCU |
| W 14–13 | ||
| October 14 | at Baylor | L 7–19 | |||
| October 21 | at Texas | L 13–14 | [6] | ||
| October 28 | at Villanova* | L 0–7 | |||
| November 4 | No. 5 Texas A&M |
| L 0–27 | 11,000 | [7] |
| November 11 | at Rice | T 12–12 | |||
| November 17 | No. 17 SMU | W 14–0 | |||
| November 30 | at Tulsa* | W 23–0 | 12,000 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "1939 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroons whip surprised Arkansas Porkers 19–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crain leads Texas over Arkansas". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1939. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies' Timely Drives Sink Arkansas, 27-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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