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1940 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Southwest Conference

4–6 (1–5 SWC)

Bailey Stadium

Conf

Overall

W

L

T

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L

T

5

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1

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0

9

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1

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5

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8

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1

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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]

Result

Attendance

Source

Central State (OK)*

W 38–0

atTCU

L 0–20

Baylor

W 12–6

No. 14Texas

L 0–21

11,000

^[4]

vs. No. 14Ole Miss*

W 21–20

12,000

at No. 5Texas A&M

L 0–17

Rice

L 7–14

at No. 20SMU

L 0–28

at No. 15Fordham*

L 7–27

16,500

^[5]

atTulsa*

W 27–21

15,000

^[6]

• *Non-conference game

Homecoming

Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game