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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS
OTIS DOUGLAS
3 SEASONS | 1950-52 | 9-21
Despite personnel that included future NFL stars Fred
Williams, Dave “Hawg” Hanner, Pat Summerall, Lamar
McHan, Floyd Sagely and Lewis Carpenter, the Razorbacks
managed just nine wins during Douglas’ three-year tenure.
The highlight of his stay was a 16-14 win over Texas in 1951 — the Razorbacks’ first
win over the Longhorns in Fayetteville.
1950 • (2-8, 1-5 SWC – 7th)
Captain: George Eckert
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 23 OKLAHOMA STATE+ L 7 12
Sept. 30 NORTH TEXAS W 50 6
Oct. 7 at TCU* L 6 13
Oct. 14 BAYLOR* W 27 6
Oct. 21 at Texas* NR/7 L 14 19
Oct. 28 VANDERBILT+ L 13 14
Nov. 4 at Texas A&M* L 13 42
Nov. 11 RICE (HC)* L 6 9
Nov. 18 SMU*+ NR/14 L 7 14
Nov. 23 at Tulsa L 13 28
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
1951 • (5-5, 2-4 SWC – 6th)
Captains: Dave Hanner, Pat Summerall
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 22 at Oklahoma State W 42 7
Sept. 29 ARIZONA STATE W 30 13
Oct. 6 TCU*+ L 7 17
Oct. 13 at Baylor* NR/12 L 7 9
Oct. 20 TEXAS* NR/4 W 16 14
Oct. 27 SANTA CLARA+ 19/NR L 12 21
Nov. 3 TEXAS A&M (HC)* NR/18 W 33 21
Nov. 10 at Rice* 20/NR L 0 6
Nov. 17 at SMU* L 7 47
Nov. 24 TULSA+ W 24 7
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
1952 • (2-8, 1-5 SWC – 7th)
Captains: Dean Pryor, Buddy Sutton
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 20 OKLAHOMA STATE+ W 22 20
Sept. 27 HOUSTON L 7 17
Oct. 4 at TCU* L 7 13
Oct. 11 BAYLOR*+ W 20 17
Oct. 18 at Texas* L 7 44
Oct. 25 OLE MISS+ L 7 34
Nov. 1 at Texas A&M* L 12 31
Nov. 8 RICE* L 33 35
Nov. 15 SMU (HC)* L 17 27
Nov. 22 at Tulsa L 34 44
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
BOWDEN WYATT
2 SEASONS | 1953-54 | 11-10
After an inauspicious 3-7-0 mark in his initial campaign,
Bowden Wyatt led the “25 Little Pigs” to Arkansas’ second
Southwest Conference title in 1954. That season also saw
the Hogs earn their first win at Texas in 17 years, followed
the next week by a 6-0 upset of Ole Miss on a 66-yard touchdown pass from Bob
Benson to Preston Carpenter known to Razorback fans as the “Powder River Play.”
Wyatt left after the 1954 season to coach Tennessee, his alma mater.
1953 • (3-7, 2-4 SWC – 5th)
Captains: Jim Speering, Ralph Troillett
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 26 OKLAHOMA STATE+ L 6 7
Oct. 3 TCU* W 13 6
Oct. 10 at Baylor* NR/9 L 7 14
Oct. 17 TEXAS (HC)* L 7 16
Oct. 24 vs. Ole Miss# ABC L 0 28
Oct. 31 TEXAS A&M*+ W 41 14
Nov. 7 at Rice* L 0 47
Nov. 14 at SMU* L 7 13
Nov. 21 LSU+ L 8 9
Nov. 28 TULSA W 27 7
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
# Memphis, Tenn.
1954 • (8-3, 5-1 SWC – 1st)
SWC CHAMPION • 10th AP/8th UPI
Captains: Bobby Proctor, Jim Roth
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 25 TULSA W 41 0
Oct. 2 at TCU* W 20 13
Oct. 9 BAYLOR* W 21 20
Oct. 16 at Texas* 12/NR W 20 7
Oct. 23 OLE MISS+ 7/5 W 6 0
Oct. 30 at Texas A&M* 4/NR W 14 7
Nov. 6 RICE*+ 4/15 W 28 15
Nov. 13 SMU (HC)* 4/19 L 14 21
Nov. 20 vs. LSU# 9/NR L 6 7
Nov. 27 at Houston 13/NR W 19 0
Jan. 1 vs. Georgia Tech> 10/NR NBC L 6 14
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
# Shreveport, La.
> 1955 Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas)
JACK MITCHELL
3 SEASONS | 1955-57 | 17-12-1
Jack Mitchell led Arkansas to three winning seasons
and consecutive wins over Texas in 1955 and 1956 and
consecutive wins over unbeaten Ole Miss teams in 1956
and 1957 before leaving UA for Kansas following the 1957
season.
1955 • (5-4-1, 3-2-1 SWC – 4th)
Captains: Preston Carpenter, Henry Moore
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 17 TULSA W 21 6
Sept. 24 OKLAHOMA STATE+ 17/NR W 21 0
Oct. 1 TCU* NR/10 L 0 26
Oct. 8 at Baylor* L 20 25
Oct. 15 TEXAS*+ W 27 20
Oct. 22 at Ole Miss L 7 17
Oct. 29 TEXAS A&M (HC)* NR/11 T 7 7
Nov. 5 at Rice* NA W 10 0
Nov. 12 at SMU* NA W 6 0
Nov. 19 LSU+ L 7 13
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
1956 • (6-4, 3-3 SWC – 4th)
Captains: Neil Martin, Ted Souter
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 22 HARDIN-SIMMONS W 21 6
Sept. 29 OKLAHOMA STATE+ W 19 7
Oct. 6 at TCU* NA L 6 41
Oct. 13 BAYLOR* L 7 14
Oct. 20 at Texas* W 32 14
Oct. 27 OLE MISS+ W 14 0
Nov. 3 at Texas A&M* NA L 0 27
Nov. 10 RICE (HC)* W 27 12
Nov. 17 SMU*+ W 27 13
Nov. 24 vs. LSU# L 7 21
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
# Shreveport, La.
1957 • (6-4, 2-4 SWC – T-5th)
Captains: Jay Donathan, Gerald Nesbit, George Walker
DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T UA OPP
Sept. 21 OKLAHOMA STATE+ W 12 0
Sept. 28 TULSA W 41 14
Oct. 5 TCU*+ NR/18 W 20 7
Oct. 12 at Baylor* 11/NR W 20 17
Oct. 19 TEXAS* 10/NR L 0 17
Oct. 26 vs. Ole Miss# NR/6 W 12 6
Nov. 2 TEXAS A&M (HC)* 11/1 L 6 7
Nov. 9 at Rice* 12/NR NA L 7 13
Nov. 16 at SMU* L 22 27
Nov. 23 TEXAS TECH+ W 47 26
* Southwest Conference game
+ Little Rock, Ark.
# Memphis, Tenn.
NOTE: The Texas Tech game was not officially recognized as a conference game
because Texas Tech was not a full SWC member
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