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1915 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1915 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–2–1 (1–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainJames Rudd
Home stadiumThe Hill
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma $ 3 0 0 10 0 0
Baylor 3 0 0 7 1 0
Texas 2 2 0 6 3 0
Texas A&M 1 1 0 6 2 0
Arkansas 1 1 0 4 2 1
Rice 1 2 0 5 3 0
Oklahoma A&M 0 3 0 4 5 1
Southwestern (TX) 0 2 0 4 3 0
  • Baylor forfeited claim to co-champion for using ineligible player.[1]

The 1915 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1915 college football season. In their first year under head coach T. T. McConnell, the Razorbacks compiled a 4–2–1 record (1–1 against SWC opponents), finished in fifth place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 121 to 52.[2][3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Hendrix*W 41–0[4]
October 9Ouachita Baptist*
  • The Hill
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 12–7[5]
October 23vs. Oklahoma A&M
W 14–93,500[6][7]
October 303:00 p.m.at Saint Louis*T 0–0[8][9][10]
November 6vs. LSU*
L 7–13[11]
November 13Oklahoma
  • The Hill
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 0–23[12][13]
November 25Oklahoma Mines*
  • The Hill
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 45–0[14][15]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
  2. ^ "1915 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "1915 Southwest Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "Razorbacks Swamp Hendrix College by 41-to-0 Score". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 3, 1915. p. 23. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Varsity Outscraps Tigers to Win Tough Battle, 12-7". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 10, 1915. p. 20. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Razorbacks Get Revenge on Oklahoma; Winning, 14 to 9". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 24, 1915. p. 28. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Aggies Defeated By Razorbacks". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. Muskogee, Oklahoma. October 24, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Razorbacks Have Heavy Team For Billiken Battle". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 30, 1915. p. 7. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ O'Connor, W. J. (October 31, 1915). "Razorbacks Halt Billikens' Drive On One-Foot Line". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ O'Connor, W. J. (October 31, 1915). "Keogan's Eleven With One Foot of Winning Game (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2S. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Louisiana defeats Arkansas eleven". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1915. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Crippled Razorbacks Bend Before Oklahoma's Attack". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 14, 1915. p. 22. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Oklahoma Wins Over Arkansas". The Morning Tulsa Daily World. November 14, 1915. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Rolla Cancels Razorback Game". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 23, 1915. p. 10. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "University Defeats Oklahoma Miners in the Mud, 45-0". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 26, 1915. p. 14. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.