1919 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

1919 Arkansas Razorbacks football

Conference| Southwest Conference
Record| 3–4 (1–2 SWC)
Head coach|

* James B. Craig (1st season)

Captain| James W. Coleman
Home stadium| The Hill

Seasons

<- 1918

1920 ->

1919 Southwest Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Texas A&M $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
Rice | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Oklahoma | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 3
Texas | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Arkansas | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
SMU | 0  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Oklahoma A&M | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 2
Baylor | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

The 1919 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1919 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach James B. Craig, the Razorbacks compiled a 3–4 record (1–2 against SWC opponents),[1] finished in fifth place in the SWC,[2] and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 164 to 55. After losing to Oklahoma by a 103–0 score in 1918, the Razorbacks defeated Oklahoma by a 7–6 score in Norman.

In August 1919, Arkansas hired Craig, a former All-American halfback at Michigan, as the school's athletic director and football and baseball coach. Craig had recently returned from military service in France.[3][4] Under Craig's leadership, the Razorbacks football team suffered its first losing season since 1914. Craig served only one year, announcing his resignation in March 1920, effective at the end of the college year.[5]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 11| | Hendrix*|

* The Hill
* Fayetteville, AR

| W 7–0| [6][7]
October 18| | Missouri Mines*|

* The Hill
* Fayetteville, AR

| W 20–0| [8]
October 25| | vs. LSU*|

* Fair Grounds
* Shreveport, LA (rivalry)

| L 0–20| [9]
November 1| | Kendall*|

* The Hill
* Fayetteville, AR

| L 7–63| [10][11]
November 8| | at Texas|

* Clark Field
* Austin, TX (rivalry)

| L 7–35| [12]
November 15| | Oklahoma|

* The Hill
* Fayetteville, AR

| W 7–6| [13]
November 27| 3:00 p.m.| at Rice|

* Rice Field
* Houston, TX

| L 7–40| [14][15]

* *Non-conference game
* All times are in Central time

## References

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1. ^ "1919 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
2. ^ "1919 Southwest Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
3. ^ "University Director of Athletics Announced". Fayetteville Democrat. August 15, 1919.
4. ^ At the time of the 1920 Census, James B. Craig and his wife, Ruth J. Craig, were residing in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He listed his occupation as athletic director of the University of Arkansas.
5. ^ "Mr. Craig Resigns From U. of A. Faculty". Fayetteville Democrat. March 24, 1920.
6. ^ "Bulldogs Surprise Razorbacks' Eleven". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 12, 1919. p. 33. Retrieved February 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ "Arkansas Wins From Hendrix". Arkansas Democrat. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 13, 1919. p. 11. Retrieved February 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "Ark U. Trims Rolla Miners". Arkansas Democrat. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 20, 1919. p. 10. Retrieved February 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ "Arkansas unable to score on Louisiana". The Commercial Appeal. October 26, 1919. Retrieved February 11, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Kendall College Overwhelms University of Arkansas". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. November 2, 1919. p. 3B. Retrieved February 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
11. ^ "Kendall Trims U. Of A. Team". Arkansas Democrat. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 3, 1919. p. 11. Retrieved February 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
12. ^ "Texas swamps Arkansas". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1919. Retrieved April 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Dope Is Upset By Razorbacks". Arkansas Democrat. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 17, 1919. p. 11. Retrieved February 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
14. ^ "Rice Owls vs. Razorbacks; Texas Aggies vs. Longhorns". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 27, 1919. p. 9. Retrieved February 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
15. ^ McCorquodale (November 28, 1919). "Owls Swamp Razorbacks; The Affair Is A Landslide". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. p. 9. Retrieved February 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .

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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

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