1919 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1919 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1919 record	3–4 (1–2 SWC)
Head coach	James B. Craig (1st year)
Home stadium	The Hill

1919 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
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.^[3] 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 James B. 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.^[4] ^[5] 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.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 11, 1919	Hendrix*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 7–0
October 18, 1919	Missouri Rolla*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 20–0
October 25, 1919	at LSU*	Shreveport, LA	L 0–20
November 1, 1919	Tulsa*	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	L 7–63
November 8, 1919	at Texas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 7–35
November 15, 1919	Oklahoma	The Hill • Fayetteville, AR	W 7–6
November 27, 1919	at Rice	Rice Field • Houston, TX	L 7–40
*Non-conference game.

References

↑ "1919 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
↑ "1919 Southwest Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
↑ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
↑ "University Director of Athletics Announced". Fayetteville Democrat. 1919-08-15.
↑ 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.
↑ "Mr. Craig Resigns From U. of A. Faculty". Fayetteville Democrat. 1920-03-24.

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) Missouri: Battle Line Rivalry Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M

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

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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

National championship seasons in bold

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