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
Southwest Conference Champions
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	14–2 (8–2 SWC)
Head coach	Francis Schmidt (4th season)
Home arena	Schmidt Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1925–26 1927–28 →

1926–27 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arkansas	8	–	2		.800			14	–	2		.875
SMU	7	–	4		.636			12	–	5		.706
Texas	7	–	4		.636			13	–	9		.591
TCU	6	–	4		.600			9	–	8		.529
Texas A&M	4	–	6		.400			10	–	7		.588
Baylor	0	–	3		.000			8	–	4		.667
Rice	0	–	9		.000			0	–	9		.000

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  Fort 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.