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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1894  <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024
1949 Season Highlights
 John Barnhill enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Arkansas.
 
1949 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. North Texas  33   19   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Texas Christian  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Baylor  13   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Texas  14   27   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Vanderbilt  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Texas A&M  27   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Rice  0   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Southern Methodist  6   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. William & Mary  0   20   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Tulsa  40   7   W       
 
1949 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored167
  Scoring Average16.7
  Points Allowed175
  Defense Average17.5
  Opponents Record54-36
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-3
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1949 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Rice 10-127697Won  27-136-012663  Jess C. Neely
Baylor 8-2232126 4-213894  George R. Bob Woodruff
Texas 6-429093 3-312366  J. Blair Cherry
Texas Christian 6-3-1205185 3-398119  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Arkansas 5-5167175 2-487123  John Barnhill
Southern Methodist 5-4-1215204 2-3-1134136  Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas A&M 1-8-192267 0-5-153158  Robert Harry Stiteler

1949 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1949 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.