The 1929 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1929 college football season. In their first year under head coach Fred Thomsen, the Razorbacks compiled a 7–2 record (3–2 against SWC opponents),[1] finished in sixth place in the SWC,[2] and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 230 to 93.[3]
| 1929 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (3–2 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | The Hill |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 TCU $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 SMU | 3 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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College Football Hall of Famer Wear Schoonover intercepted an Arkansas record five passes against Texas A&M.[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 28 | Ozarks* |
| W 37–0 | |
| October 5 | Henderson State* |
| W 30–7 | |
| October 12 | Texas |
| L 0–27 | [5] |
| October 19 | at Baylor |
| L 20–31 | |
| October 26 | at Texas A&M | W 14–13 | ||
| November 2 | vs. LSU† | W 32–0 | ||
| November 9 | East Central State* |
| W 52–7 | |
| November 16 | Centenary* |
| W 13–2 | [6] |
| November 28 | at Oklahoma A&M^ | W 32–6 | ||
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^ indicates a designated conference game.
References
edit- ^ "1929 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "1929 Southwest Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ Arkansas Media Guide. University of Arkansas. Nov. 4 2006. "Long Play Touchdowns". p. 76
- ^ "Longhorns trample Porkers, 27–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 13, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Centenary downed by Razorbacks". The Shreveport Times. November 17, 1929. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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