1940 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

1940 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–6 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Thomsen (12th season)
Home stadium	Bailey Stadium
Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

1940 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Texas A&M $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 16 SMU	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Texas	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Rice	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
TCU	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Arkansas	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Baylor	0	–	6	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1940 college football season. In their 12th under head coach Fred Thomsen, the Razorbacks compiled a 4–6 record (1–5 against SWC opponents), finished in sixth place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 174 to 112.^[1]^[2]

Arkansas was ranked at No. 67 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Central State (OK)*	Bailey Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 38–0
October 5	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 0–20
October 12	Baylor	Bailey Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 12–6
October 19	No. 14 Texas	Quigley Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	L 0–21	11,000	^[4]
October 26	vs. No. 14 Ole Miss*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 21–20	12,000
November 2	at No. 5 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 0–17
November 9	Rice	Bailey Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 7–14
November 16	at No. 20 SMU	Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	L 0–28
November 21	at No. 15 Fordham*	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 7–27	16,500	^[5]
November 28	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 27–21	15,000	^[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
^ "1940 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Texas breezes through Arkansas 21 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1940. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jack Smith (November 22, 1940). "Rams Aerials Blast Arkansas, 27-7". New York Daily News. pp. 64, 68 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arkansas takes Aerial Thriller Over T.U., 27-21: Late Hurricane Rally Is Short; 15,000 See Game". Tulsa Daily World. November 29, 1940. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Arkansas Razorbacks football
Venues	The Hill (1894–1937) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938–present) Quigley Stadium (alternate, 1932–1947) War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games LSU Missouri: Battle Line Rivalry Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Calling the Hogs Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" Marching band 1969 "Game of the Century" 2001 Ole Miss game 2003 Kentucky game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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