Arkansas Razorbacks football, 1930–39

Contents:	1930 – 1931 – 1932 – 1933 – 1934 – 1935 – 1936 – 1937 – 1938 – 1939

1930

1930 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1930 record	3–6 (2–2 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Thomsen
Home stadium	The Hill

	Conf					Overall
1930 Southwest Conference football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Texas †	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Baylor	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
TCU	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
SMU	2	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Arkansas	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Rice	2	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

† – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 27, 1930	Ozark College*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 27–0
October 4, 1930	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK	L 6–26
October 11, 1930	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX	L 0–40
October 18, 1930	Rice	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 7–6
October 25, 1930	Texas A&M	Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	W 13–0
November 1, 1930	at LSU*	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Rivalry)	L 12–27
November 8, 1930	Oklahoma A&M*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	L 0–26
October 15, 1930	Baylor	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	L 7–22
November 27, 1930	at Centenary*	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 6–7
*Non-conference game.

1931

1931 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1931 record	3–5–1 (0–4 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Thomsen
Home stadium	The Hill

	Conf					Overall
1931 Southwest Conference football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
SMU †	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
TCU	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Texas A&M	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Rice	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Texas	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Baylor	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Arkansas	0	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	1

† – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26, 1931	Ozark College*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 13–6
November 3, 1931	Hendrix*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 19–0
November 10, 1931	SMU	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	L 6–42
October 17, 1931	at Baylor	Waco Stadium • Waco, TX	L 7–19
October 24, 1931	at LSU*	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Rivalry)	L 6–13
October 31, 1931	TCU	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	L 0–7
November 7, 1931	at Chicago*	Stagg Field • Chicago, IL	T 13–13
November 21, 1931	at Rice	Rice Field • Houston, TX	L 12–26
November 26, 1931	at Centenary*	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 6–0
*Non-conference game.

1932

1932 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1932 record	1–6–2 (1–4 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Thomsen
Home stadium	The Hill

	Conf					Overall
1932 Southwest Conference football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
TCU †	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	1
Texas	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Rice	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	2	–	2	4	–	4	–	2
Baylor	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
SMU	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	2
Arkansas	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	6	–	2

† – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24, 1932	Hendrix*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	T 0–0
October 1, 1932	Missouri S&T*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	L 19–20
October 8, 1932	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX	L 12–34
October 15, 1932	Baylor	Quigley Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 20–6
October 22, 1932	at LSU*	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Rivalry)	L 0–14
November 5, 1932	Rice	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	L 7–12
November 12, 1932	at SMU	Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX	L 7–13
November 18, 1932	Texas	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)	L 0–34
November 26, 1932	at Centenary*	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	T 0–0
*Non-conference game.

1933

1933 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Southwest Conference Champions
Dixie Classic, T 7–7 vs. Centenary
Conference	Southwest Conference
1933 record	7–3–1 (4–1 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Thomsen
Home stadium	The Hill

	Conf					Overall
1933 Southwest Conference football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Arkansas †	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
TCU	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
Baylor	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Texas	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	2
SMU	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	1
Rice	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

† – Conference champion

Overview

The Razorbacks were crowned Southwest conference champs with a 4–1 SWC record, but the Hogs forfeited the title as a result of playing an ineligible athlete.^[1] Ulysses "Heine" Schleuter had told coach Fred Thomsen that he had remaining eligibility, but had played at Nebraska in 1931 and 1932, as well as for Kemper Military School. Schleuter's status wasn't brought out until the SMU game, when a Mustang recognized Schleuter as a former Cornhusker. The title was vacated for 1933.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 23, 1933	Ozark College*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 40–0
September 30, 1933	Oklahoma Baptist*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 42–7
October 7, 1933	TCU	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 13–0
October 14, 1933	Baylor	Quigley Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 19–7
October 21, 1933	at LSU*	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Rivalry)	L 0–20
October 28, 1933	SMU	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 3–0
November 11, 1933	at Rice	Rice Field • Houston, TX	L 6–7
November 18, 1933	Hendrix*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 63–0
November 24, 1933	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)	W 20–6
November 30, 1933	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK	L 0–7
January 1, 1934	vs. Centenary*	Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Dixie Classic)	T 7–7
*Non-conference game.

Dixie Classic

Main article: 1934 Dixie Classic

The Dixie Classic was the first bowl appearance in Arkansas Razorbacks history. Their opponent, Centenary, was undefeated in the regular season.^[1] The game, played in Dallas, was the final Dixie Classic, a predecessor to the Cotton Bowl Classic. The Razorbacks dented the scoreboard first, on a 24 yard hookup from Tom Murphy to Elvin Geiser in the second quarter.^[1] The Gentlemen returned with a 20 yard touchdown pass, but missed the extra point to give Arkansas a 7–6 lead. However, a Razorback was called offside, the down was replayed, and Centenary's kicker Chester Weidman's kick was true.^[1]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	0	7	0	0	7
Gentlemen	0	7	0	0	7

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ARK	CEN
2					ARK	Elvin Geiser 24-yard touchdown reception from Tom Murphy, Elvin Geiser kick good	7	0
2					CEN	Harold Olsin 20-yard touchdown reception from Manning Smith, Chester Weidman kick good	7	7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							7	7

1934

1934 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1934 record	4–4–2 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Thomsen
Home stadium	The Hill

	Conf					Overall
1934 Southwest Conference football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Rice †	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
Texas	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
SMU	3	–	2	–	1	8	–	2	–	2
TCU	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	2
Texas A&M	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	7	–	2
Baylor	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

† – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29, 1934	Ozark College*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 13–0
October 6, 1934	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX	W 24–10
October 13, 1934	Baylor	Quigley Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 6–0
October 20, 1934	at LSU*	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Rivalry)	L 0–16
November 27, 1934	Missouri S&T*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 20–0
November 3, 1934	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	T 7–7
November 10, 1934	Rice	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	L 0–7
October 17, 1934	at SMU	Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX	L 6–10
November 23, 1934	Texas	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)	L 12–19
November 29, 1934	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK	T 7–7
*Non-conference game.

1935

1935 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1935 record	5–5 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Thomsen
Home stadium	The Hill

	Conf					Overall
1935 Southwest Conference football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
SMU †	6	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
TCU	5	–	1	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
Baylor	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Rice	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Texas	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

† – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28, 1935	Pittsburg State*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 12–0
October 5, 1935	TCU	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	L 7–13
October 12, 1935	at Baylor	Waco Stadium • Waco, TX	L 6–13
October 19, 1935	at LSU*	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Rivalry)	L 7–13
October 26, 1935	Ozarks College*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 51–6
November 2, 1935	Texas A&M	Quigley Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	W 14–7
November 9, 1935	at Rice	Rice Field • Houston, TX	L 7–20
October 16, 1935	SMU	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	L 6–17
November 2, 1935	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)	W 28–13
November 28, 1935	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK	W 14–7
*Non-conference game.

1936

1936 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Southwest Conference Champions
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	#18
1936 record	7–3 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Thomsen
Home stadium	The Hill

	Conf					Overall
1936 Southwest Conference football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#18 Arkansas †	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
#16 TCU	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	2
Texas A&M	3	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
Baylor	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
SMU	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Rice	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
Texas	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	1

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26, 1936	Pittsburg State*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 53–0
October 3, 1936	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX	L 14–18
October 10, 1936	Baylor	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 14–10
October 16, 1936	at George Washington*	Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC	L 6–13
October 24, 1936	at #16 LSU*	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Rivalry)	L 7–19
October 31, 1936	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	W 18–0
November 7, 1936	Rice	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 20–14
October 14, 1936	at #19 SMU	Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX	W 17–0
November 26, 1936	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK	W 23–13
December 5, 1936	Texas	Quigley Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	W 6–0
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

1937

1937 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	#14
1937 record	6–2–2 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Thomsen
Home stadium	The Hill

	Conf					Overall
1937 Southwest Conference football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#18 Rice †	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	2
#16 TCU	3	–	1	–	2	4	–	4	–	2
#14 Arkansas	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	2
Baylor	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	2	–	2	5	–	2	–	2
SMU	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Texas	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	1

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

For the first time since 1919, a span of 18 years, Arkansas did not play LSU in Shreveport, Louisiana. Arkansas went 7–10 against the Tigers, losing the last seven contests. This would become a rivalry known as The Battle for the Golden Boot. The two adjacent states would not meet again until 1953.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 25, 1937	Central Oklahoma*		The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 25–0
October 2, 1937	TCU		The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	T 7–7
October 9, 1937	at Baylor		Waco, TX	L 14–20
October 16, 1937	at Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)	W 21–10
October 23, 1937	SMU		Ft. Smith, AR	W 13–0
October 30, 1937	Texas A&M	#20	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)	W 26–13
November 6, 1937	at Rice	#16	Rice Field • Houston, TX	L 20–26
November 13, 1937	vs. Ole Miss*	#20	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN (Rivalry)	W 32–6
November 20, 1937	George Washington*		Quigley Stadium • Little Rock, AR	T 0–0
November 25, 1937	at #20 Tulsa*		Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK	W 28–7
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

1938

1938 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1938 record	2–7–1 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Thomsen
Home stadium	Bailey Stadium

	Conf					Overall
1938 Southwest Conference football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 TCU †	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
SMU	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Baylor	3	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Rice	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Texas	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

The Razorbacks said goodbye to The Hill, an on-campus 300-seat stadium used since 1901, and replaced it with Bailey Stadium, known today as Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The stadium was first University Stadium, but was quickly changed to Bailey Stadium in honor of then-Arkansas governor Carl Bailey. The Hill was demolished and Mullins Library was placed on the old site.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24, 1938	Oklahoma A&M*	University Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 27–7
October 1, 1938	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX	L 14–21
October 8, 1938	Baylor	Bailey Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Dedication)	L 6–9
October 15, 1938	Texas	Quigley Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	W 42–6
October 22, 1938	at #6 Santa Clara*	Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA	L 6–13
October 29, 1938	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	L 7–13
November 5, 1938	Rice	Bailey Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 0–3
October 12, 1938	at SMU	Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX	L 6–19
November 16, 1938	vs. Ole Miss*	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN (Rivalry)	L 14–20
November 24, 1938	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK	T 6–6
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

1939

1939 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1939 record	4–5–1 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Thomsen
Home stadium	Bailey Stadium

	Conf					Overall
1939 Southwest Conference football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Texas A&M †	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
Baylor	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
SMU	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Texas	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
TCU	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Rice	0	–	5	–	1	1	–	9	–	1

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 23, 1939	East Central Oklahoma*	Bailey Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 32–6
September 30, 1939	vs. Mississippi State*	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 0–19
October 7, 1939	TCU	Bailey Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 14–13
October 14, 1939	at Baylor	Waco, TX	L 7–19
October 21, 1939	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)	L 13–14
October 28, 1939	at Villanova*	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 0–7
November 4, 1939	#5 Texas A&M	Bailey Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)	L 0–27
November 11, 1939	at Rice	Rice Field • Houston, TX	T 12–12
November 17, 1939	#17 SMU	Quigley Stadium • Little Rock AR	W 14–0
November 30, 1939	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK	W 23–0
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Notes

Arkansas Razorbacks Sports Network Online 1930–1939 Football Schedule/Results

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Razorback Bowl History – 1934 Dixie Classic." Arkansas Razorbacks Sports Network. Dixie Classic Game Summary Retrieved on 4–27 2008.

Arkansas Razorbacks football

Venues	The Hill (1894–1938) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938–present) War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games LSU (Golden Boot) Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M

Culture & lore	Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" University of Arkansas Razorback Marching Band Wildcat offense Longest Game Ever Played Texas–Arkansas, 1969

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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Arkansas Razorbacks football, 1930–39

1930

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1931

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1932

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1933

Overview

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Dixie Classic

1934

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1935

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1936

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1937

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1938

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1939

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