| 1936 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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SWC champion | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 7–3 (5–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | The Hill, Quigley Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Arkansas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 TCU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1936 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1936 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Fred Thomsen, the Razorbacks compiled a 7–3 record (5–1 against SWC opponents), finished in first place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 178 to 87.[1][2]
The season is notable for being the first season that Arkansas finished ranked in the AP poll.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Pittsburg State* |
| W 53–0 | ||
| October 3 | at TCU | L 14–18 | |||
| October 10 | Baylor |
| W 14–10 | ||
| October 16 | at George Washington* | L 6–13 | 16,000 | [3] | |
| October 24 | vs. No. 13 LSU* | L 7–19 | 15,000 | [4] | |
| October 31 | at Texas A&M | W 18–0 | |||
| November 7 | Rice |
| W 20–14 | ||
| November 14 | at No. 19 SMU | W 17–0 | |||
| November 26 | at Tulsa* | W 23–13 | 16,000 | ||
| December 5 | Texas | W 6–0 | 7,000 | [5] | |
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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.
- ^ "1936 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "Colonials win off Arkansas on passes, 13–6". The Birmingham News. October 17, 1936. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers defeat Hogs in annual duel". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Passing Porkers trip Texas, 6 to 0". The Birmingham News. December 6, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.