1927–28 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

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1927–28 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record19–1 (12–0 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaSchmidt Gymnasium
Seasons
1927–28 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas 12 0   1.000 19 1   .950
SMU 10 2   .833 14 3   .824
Texas 7 5   .583 12 5   .706
TCU 5 7   .417 9 8   .529
Rice 3 9   .250 3 9   .250
Baylor 2 8   .200 8 10   .444
Texas A&M 1 9   .100 4 12   .250
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1927–1928 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team season represented the University of Arkansas in the 1927–1928 college basketball season. The Razorbacks played their home games in Schmidt Gymnasium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was Francis Schmidt's fifth season under head coach of the Hogs and the program's fifth season overall. The Razorbacks won the Southwest Conference regular season championship with a record of 12–0 and 19–1 overall, Arkansas's third of five straight conference titles and first-ever perfect conference season.[1][2]

Future Arkansas football and basketball coach Glen Rose was a Helms First-Team All-American for the season. Tom Pickell, future head basketball coach Eugene Lambert, and College Football Hall of Fame member Wear Schoonover joined Rose on the All-SWC team.[3]

Schedule and Results[edit]

Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 16, 1927*
Northeastern State Teachers College W 59–29  1–0
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 17, 1927*
Northeastern State Teachers College W 61–24  2–0
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 21, 1927*
at Drury College W 39–20  3–0
 
Springfield, Missouri
December 22, 1927*
at Southwest Missouri State Teachers College L 31–45  3–1
 
Springfield, Missouri
December 30, 1927*
at College of the Ozarks W 53–27  4–1
 
Clarksville, Arkansas
December 31, 1927*
at College of the Ozarks W 59–20  5–1
 
Clarksville, Arkansas
January 6, 1928
TCU W 23–18  6–1
(1–0)
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 7, 1928
TCU W 28–24 OT 7–1
(2–0)
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 13, 1928
Texas W 42–26  8–1
(3–0)
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 14, 1928
Texas W 59–29  9–1
(4–0)
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 20, 1928*
Hendrix College W 69–30  10–1
(4–0)
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 21, 1928*
Hendrix College W 50–24  11–1
(4–0)
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 3, 1928
at Baylor W 59–21  12–1
(5–0)
 
Waco, Texas
February 4, 1928
at Baylor W 34–21  13–1
(6–0)
 
Waco, Texas
February 10, 1928
SMU W 48–26  14–1
(7–0)
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 11, 1928
SMU W 34–22  15–1
(8–0)
Schmidt Gymnasium 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 17, 1928
at Rice W 20–11  16–1
(9–0)
 
Houston, Texas
February 18, 1928
at Rice W 28–23  17–1
(10–0)
 
Houston, Texas
February 20, 1928
at Texas A&M W 42–18  18–1
(11–0)
DeWare Fieldhouse 
College Station, Texas
February 21, 1928
at Texas A&M W 46–31  19–1
(12–0)
DeWare Fieldhouse 
College Station, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References[edit]

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