1926–27 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 1926–27 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1926–27 college basketball season. The Razorbacks played their home games in Schmidt Gymnasium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was Francis Schmidt's fourth season as head coach of the Hogs and the program's fourth season overall. The Razorbacks won the Southwest Conference regular season championship with a record of 8–2 and 14–2 overall, Arkansas's second of five straight conference titles.[1][2]

1926–27 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record14–2 (8–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaSchmidt Gymnasium
1926–27 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arkansas8–2 .80014–2  .875
SMU7–4 .63612–5  .706
Texas7–4 .63613–9  .591
TCU6–4 .6009–8  .529
Texas A&M4–6 .40010–7  .588
Baylor0–3 .0008–4  .667
Rice0–9 .0000–9  .000
Rankings from AP Poll

The season featured Arkansas's first-ever overtime game, a 23–22 victory over TCU in Fort Worth.[3]

Future Arkansas football and basketball coach Glen Rose, Harold Steele, and Tom Pickell were all First-Team All-SWC players for the season.[4]

Schedule and Results

Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.[5]

Schedule and Results

Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.[6]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
*
 Northeastern State Teachers College W 27–13  1–0
 Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
*
 Northeastern State Teachers College W 25–19  2–0
 Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
*
 Graham & Broening W 38–34  3–0
  
Little Rock, Arkansas
*
 Southwestern Bell W 42–26  4–0
  
Little Rock, Arkansas
*
 at Jonesboro YMCA W 49–25  5–0
  
Jonesboro, Arkansas
*
 at First District Agricultural and Mechanical College W 42–12  6–0
  
Jonesboro, Arkansas
January 7, 1927
 Rice W 36–18  7–0
(1–0)		 Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 8, 1927
 Rice W 34–18  8–0
(2–0)		 Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 14, 1927
 at TCU W 24–16  9–0
(3–0)		 TCU Fieldhouse 
Fort Worth, Texas
January 15, 1927
 at TCU W 23–22 OT 10–0
(4–0)		 TCU Fieldhouse 
Forth Worth, Texas
January 21, 1927
 Texas A&M W 34–27  11–0
(5–0)		 Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 22, 1927
 Texas A&M W 25–16  12–0
(6–0)		 Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 4, 1927
 at Texas L 29–32  12–1
(6–1)		 Men's Gym 
Austin, Texas
February 5, 1927
 at Texas L 24–28  12–2
(6–2)		 Men's Gym 
Austin, Texas

 at SMU W 32–30  13–2
(7–2)		  
Dallas, Texas

 at SMU W 32–31  14–2
(8–2)		  
Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References
  1. "HogStats.com :: 1926-27 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  2. "1926-27 Southwest Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  3. "HogStats.com :: 1926-27 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  4. "2021-22 Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). ArkansasRazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  5. "HogStats.com :: 1927-28 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  6. "HogStats.com :: 1926-27 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
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