1943 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1943 Southwest Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1943 Arkansas Razorbacks football
1943 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1943 record	2–7 (1–4 SWC)
Head coach	John Tomlin (1st season);
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium
	Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

The 1943 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1943 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach John Tomlin, the Razorbacks compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against SWC opponents), finished in last place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 192 to 105.^[1]^[2]

Receiver Ben Jones tied for fifth in the nation in receptions in 1943. Punter Harold Cox led the nation in yards per punt average, with 41.0.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	Missouri Mines*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 59–0
October 2	TCU	Little Rock, AR	L 0–13
October 9	Arkansas A&M*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 12–20
October 16	at Texas	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 0–34
October 30	No. 19 Texas A&M	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	L 0–7
November 6	at Rice	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 7–20
November 13	at SMU	San Antonio, TX	W 14–12
November 19	vs. Oklahoma A&M*	Fort Smith, AR	L 13–19
November 25	at No. 20 Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 0–61
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
^ "1943 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

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[1] "Arkansas Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

[2] "1943 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

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v t Arkansas Razorbacks football
Venues	The Hill (1894–1937) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938–present) Quigley Stadium (alternate, 1932–1947) War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games LSU Missouri: Battle Line Rivalry Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Calling the Hogs Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" Marching band 1969 "Game of the Century" 2001 Ole Miss game 2003 Kentucky game
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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

1943 Southwest Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Texas $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
Texas A&M	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
Rice	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
SMU	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Arkansas	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll