1937 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1937 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. T–14
Record6–2–2 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumThe Hill, Quigley Stadium
1937 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Rice $4–1–16–3–2
No. 16 TCU3–1–24–4–2
No. T–14 Arkansas3–2–16–2–2
Baylor3–3–07–3–0
Texas A&M2–2–25–2–2
SMU2–4–05–6–0
Texas1–5–02–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1937 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Fred Thomsen, the Razorbacks compiled a 6–2–2 record (3–2–1 against SWC opponents), finished in third place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 186 to 89.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Central State Teachers*
W 25–0[2]
October 2TCU
  • The Hill
  • Fayetteville, AR
T 7–7[3]
October 9at Baylor
L 14–20[4]
October 16at Texas
W 21–10[5]
October 23SMU
W 13–09,500[6]
October 30Texas A&MdaggerNo. 20
W 26–138,000[7]
November 6at RiceNo. 16
L 20–26[8]
November 13vs. Ole Miss*No. 20
W 32–615,000[9]
November 20George Washington*
T 0–08,000[10]
November 25at No. 20 Tulsa*
W 28–719,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Jim Benton diving for a catch

References

  1. ↑ "1937 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Arkansas' aerials wallop Broncs, 25–0". Shawnee News-Star. September 26, 1937. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Texas Christian and Arkansas battle to 7–7 deadlock". Tulsa Sunday World. October 3, 1937. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Baylor upsets Arkansas". Pampa Daily News. October 10, 1937. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Dwight Sloan stars in Arkansas victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 17, 1937. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Arkansas scores in second to defeat Mustangs, 13 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1937. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Porkers cut loose in second half to smother Texas Aggies 26 to 13". The Monitor. October 31, 1937. p. 12. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Last second tally gives Rice Owls thriller over Razorbacks". Wichita Daily Times. November 7, 1937. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Arkansas air raids bury Ole Miss, 32–6". The Commercial Appeal. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Scores fail Porkers at last, 0–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 21, 1937. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Sloan pitches Arkansas to 28–7 win over dazzled Tulsa". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. November 26, 1937. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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