1942 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1942 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–7 (0–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
1942 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Texas $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Rice 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
TCU 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Baylor 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Texas A&M 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
SMU 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 2
0 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1942 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach George Cole, the Razorbacks compiled a 3–7 record (0–6 against SWC opponents), finished in last place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 228 to 89.[1]

Arkansas was ranked at No. 115 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Wichita*
W 27–02,500[3]
October 3at TCU
L 6–13[4]
October 10Baylor
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 7–20[5]
October 17No. 20 Texas
L 6–478,000[6]
October 24vs. Ole Miss*
W 7–615,000[7]
October 31at Texas A&M
L 0–41[8]
November 7Rice
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 9–404,000[9]
November 14at SMU
L 6–14[10]
November 21at Detroit*
W 14–75,153[11]
November 26at No. 6 Tulsa*
L 7–4017,000–18,000[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1942 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Arkansas Raps Wichita, 27-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Frogs rally late to defeat Arkansas 13–6". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 4, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Underdog Baylor Bears roll over Arkansas U., 20 to 7". Tulsa Sunday World. October 11, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas touchdown avalanche engulfs Arkansas". The Commercial Appeal. October 18, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas surprises by edging Ole Miss in thriller, 7 to 6". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas Aggies wallop Hogs, win 41 to 0". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 1, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arkansas cracks wide open in second half as Owls win 40–9". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 8, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mustangs stage rally to rap Porkers by 14–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 15, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ W.W. Edgar (November 22, 1942). "Arkansas Razorbacks Rally in Last Half Upset Titans, 14-7, and Mar Celebration". Detroit Free Press. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tulsa defeats Arkansas, 40–7; Unbeaten this year". St. Joseph Gazette. November 27, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 180. Retrieved January 22, 2023.


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