1940 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1940 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1940 record	4–6 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Thomsen (12th season)
Home stadium	Bailey Stadium
Seasons

1940 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Texas A&M	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 16 SMU	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Texas	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Rice	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
TCU	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Arkansas	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Baylor	0	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28	[[{{{school}}}|Central State (OK)]]*	Bailey Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 38–0
October 5	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 0–20
October 12	Baylor	Bailey Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 12–6
October 19	No. 14 Texas	Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	L 0–21
October 26	vs. No. 14 Ole Miss*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 21–20
November 2	at No. 5 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 0–17
November 9	Rice	Bailey Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 7–14
November 16	at No. 20 SMU	Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	L 0–28
November 21	at No. 15 Fordham*	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 7–27
November 28	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 27–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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