1944 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1944
| team = Arkansas Razorbacks
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southwest Conference
| short_conf = SWC
| record = 5–5–1
| conf_record = 2–2–1
| head_coach = Glen Rose
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Razorback Stadium
}}
{{1944 Southwest Conference football standings}}
The 1944 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1944 college football season. In their first year under head coach Glen Rose, the Razorbacks compiled a 5–5–1 record (2–2–1 against SWC opponents), finished in third place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 161 to 120.{{cite web|title=1944 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=August 4, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arkansas/1944-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Walsh Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–6
| attend = 8,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-missouri-bows-to/168154807/|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|title=Missouri bows to Arkansas, 7–6; Porker score on blocked punt|date=September 24, 1944|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Oklahoma A&M
| site_stadium = Taft Stadium
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, OK
| score = 0–19
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tulsa-tribune-fenimore-is-star-as-ag/168154941/|work=The Tulsa Tribune|title=Fenimore is star as Ags defeat Hogs|date=September 30, 1944|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| score = 6–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paris-news-porkers-push-frogs-all-ov/168153446/|work=The Paris News|title=Porkers push Frogs all over field but get no better than 6–6 tie|date=October 8, 1944|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Norman NAS
| site_stadium = Razorback Stadium
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
| score = 7–27
| source = {{cite news|title=Norman Navy Tops Arkansas|newspaper=The Nashville Tennessean|date=October 15, 1944|page=2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17788506/norman_navy_tops_arkansas/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = Texas
| site_stadium = Quigley Stadium
| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–19
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123760863/texas-power-is-too-much-for-arkansas/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Texas power is too much for Arkansas|date=October 22, 1944|accessdate=April 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Ole Miss
| site_stadium = Crump Stadium
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 26–18
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-hogs-push-over/132755140/|work=Austin American-Statesman|title=Hogs push over two tallies on final lap to chalk up 26–18 victory over Ole Miss|date=October 29, 1944|accessdate=October 1, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Texas A&M
| site_stadium = Kyle Field
| site_cityst = College Station, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/muskogee-daily-phoenix-and-times-democra/168155131/|work=Muskogee Daily Phoenix|title=Arkansas bumps Texas Aggies, 7–6|date=November 5, 1944|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Razorback Stadium
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
| score = 12–7
| attend = 9,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brownsville-herald-county-razorbacks/168155249/|work=The Brownsville Herald|title=County Razorbacks upset Rice Owls, 12–7|date=November 12, 1944|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = SMU
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, TX
| score = 12–20
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-avalanche-journal-mustangs-upset/168155366/|work=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|title=Mustangs upset Porkers, 20–12|date=November 19, 1944|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Skelly Field
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| score = 2–33
| attend = 16,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-tulsa-sweeps-332-vi/168155509/|work=The Daily Oklahoman|title=Tulsa sweeps 33–2 victory from Porkers|date=November 24, 1944|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 2
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1944|team=Arkansas A&M Boll Weevils|title=Arkansas A&M}}
| site_stadium = Razorback Stadium
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
| score = 41–0
| attend = 1,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-alton-baldwin-star/168155665/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Alton Baldwin stars in Arkansas victory|date=December 3, 1944|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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