Arkansas Industrial Cardinals football under John C. Futrall

The Arkansas Industrial Cardinals football team under John C. Futrall represented the Arkansas Industrial University (renamed the University of Arkansas in 1899) during the 1894 to 1896 college football seasons.

Overview

John C. Futrall was the football coach for the Arkansas Industrial Cardinals football team from 1894 to 1896. At the beginning of his tenure, Futrall was 21 years old, a recent graduate of the school, and a newly appointed professor. He later served as the university's president for 25 years from 1894 until his death in 1939.

The 1894 season was the first in which Arkansas Industrial fielded a football team. On Thanksgiving Day 1894, in the program's first intercollegiate football game, the Cardinals lost to the Texas Longhorns football team by a 54–0 score in Austin, Texas.

After the 1894 season, the Cardinals did not play another intercollegiate football game until the 1896 season. On October 24, 1896, Arkansas lost to Drury College by a 34–0 score in the program's second intercollegiate football game. The game was played in Springfield, Missouri.

During Futrall's three-year tenure as the Cardinals' football coach, the team played only two intercollegiate football games, both road games, and compiled an 0–2 record in those games while being outscored by a combined total of 88 to 0. During Futrall's tenure, the Cardinals also played five games against a high school team from Fort Smith, Arkansas, located approximately 50 miles south of the Arkansas Industrial campus. The team compiled a 5–0 record against the Fort Smith High School team, outscoring the high school team by a combined total of 126 to 2.^[1]

1894

1894 Arkansas Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
1894 record	2–1
Head coach	John C. Futrall

On November 29, 1894 (Thanksgiving Day), and after playing two games in October against Fort Smith High School, Arkansas Industrial played its first inter-collegiate football game against Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas. The game was played in Austin, Texas, before a crowd of 1,500 persons. Texas easily defeated Arkansas by a 54 to 0 score.^[2]^[3] The starting lineup in the Texas game was: H. D. Moore (right end); Campbell (right tackle); Braswell (right guard); James (center rush); Rogers (left guard); Kobel (left tackle); Mook (left end); Lindsay (quarterback); McDaniel (right halfback); Hayden (left halfback); and Ward (fullback). Professor John C. Futrall was the team's 21-year-old "manager".^[4]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 13, 1894	Fort Smith HS	Fayetteville, AR	W 42–0
October 27, 1894	at Fort Smith HS	Ft. Smith, AR	W 38–0
November 29, 1894	at Texas	Austin, TX	L 0–54

1895

1895 Arkansas Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
1895 record	1–0
Head coach	John C. Futrall

During the 1895 season, Arkansas Industrial played no intercollegiate football games. Its only game was against Fort Smith High School, resulting in a 30–0 victory for Arkansas.^[1]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 12, 1895	Fort Smith HS	Fayetteville, AR	W 30–0

1896

1896 Arkansas Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
1896 record	2–1
Head coach	John C. Futrall

During the 1896 season, Arkansas again played two games against Fort Smith High School. Arkansas won both games by scores of 10–0 and 6–2. On October 24, 1896, Arkansas played the second intercollegiate football game in program history, facing the team from Drury College in Springfield, Missouri. Drury defeated Arkansas by a 34–0 score.^[1]

The roster of the 1896 football team included the following players: H. Y. Fishback (captain); L. R. Putnam; Frank James; T. O. Potts; R. P. Rutherford; V. V. Allen; E. Carter; J. W. Pollard; A. J. McDaniel; L. G. Crowley; J. Mitchell; G. W. Gunnel; F. Horsfall; L. F. Owens; and T. A. Edwards. John C. Futrall was the team's "manager", and B. N. Wilson was the "trainer".^[5]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3, 1896	Fort Smith HS	Fayetteville, AR	W 10–0
October 10, 1896	at Fort Smith HS	Ft. Smith, AR	W 6–2
October 24, 1896	at Drury College	Springfield, MO	L 0–34

References

1 2 3 "Arkansas Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
↑ "Too Easy". The Times-Picayune. November 30, 1894. p. 7.
↑ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1894)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
↑ "Varsity Defeats Arkansas". The Galveston Daily News. November 30, 1894. p. 2.
↑ "The Cardinal" (Arkansas Industrial yearbook), 1897.

External links

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

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Culture & lore	Calling the Hogs Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" Marching band Wildcat offense 2003 Kentucky game 1969 "Game of the Century"

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Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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