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Arkansas Football Team History

Arkansas Razorbacks

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Founded: 1871
Stadium: Donald W. Reynolds Stadium
Capacity: 72,656
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: John Barnhill
Conference: Southwest-

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1894 <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024

1948 Season Highlights

John Barnhill enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Arkansas.

1948 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Abilene Christian	40	6	W	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Texas A&M-Commerce	46	7	W
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Texas Christian	27	14	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Baylor	7	23	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Texas	6	14	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Texas A&M	28	6	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Rice	6	25	L	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Southern Methodist	12	14	L
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Tulsa	55	18	W	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. William & Mary	0	9	L	@ Little Rock, AR

1948 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	227
Scoring Average	22.7
Points Allowed	136
Defense Average	13.6
Opponents Record	31-34
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	3-4
Away Record	2-1

1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1948 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern Methodist	9-1-1	250	105	Won 21-13	5-0-1	108	52	Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas	7-3-1	223	147	Won 41-28	4-1-1	81	65	J. Blair Cherry
Baylor	6-3-2	167	125	Won 20-7	3-2-1	72	57	George R. Bob Woodruff
Rice	5-4-1	168	119		3-2-1	95	79	Jess C. Neely
Arkansas	5-5	227	136		2-4	86	96	John Barnhill
Texas Christian	4-5-1	125	143		1-4-1	65	89	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Texas A&M	0-9-1	123	247		0-5-1	68	137	Robert Harry Stiteler

1948 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1948 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.