1936 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 1936 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1936 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Fred Thomsen, the Razorbacks compiled a 7–3 record (5–1 against SWC opponents), finished in first place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 178 to 87.^[1] The Razorbacks were known as the "passing-est team in the nation" by throwing a then un-imaginable 29 times per game.

1936 Arkansas Razorbacks football
SWC champion
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 18
Record	7–3 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Thomsen (8th season)
Home stadium	The Hill, Quigley Stadium
Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

1936 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 Arkansas $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. 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

The season is notable for being the first season that Arkansas finished ranked in the AP poll. Also notable this season, Arkansas played their first game against an AP ranked opponent in No. 13 LSU.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Pittsburg Teachers*	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 53–0		[2]
October 3	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 14–18	12,000	[3]
October 10	Baylor	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 14–10		[4]
October 16	at George Washington*	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 6–13	16,000	[5]
October 24	vs. No. 13 LSU*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	L 7–19	15,000	[6]
October 31	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 18–0		[7]
November 7	Rice	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 20–14	5,000	[8]
November 14	at No. 19 SMU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 17–0		[9]
November 26	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 23–13	16,000	[10]
December 5	Texas	Quigley Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	W 6–0	7,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Arkansas thumped A&M to spark a mid-season turnaround