UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS NOTES:
Colbert Searles directed the Arkansas football program to a 5-2-2 record over a two-year span that included just six different opponents.
1899 • (3-1-1) • Captain: Chester Sloan
HISTORY: All-Time Results
3 SEASONS — 1894-96, 5-2-0
John C. Futrall served as both manager and head coach of the Arkansas football program during its first three years of existence. For the next 16 years, Futrall served as the team’s manager, chairman of the school’s athletic committee, or both.
DATE Oct. 13 Oct. 27 Nov. 22
OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T FORT SMITH (ARK.) HS W FORT SMITH (ARK.) HS W at Texas L
1895 • (1-0-0) • Captain: Herbert Fishback DATE OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV Oct. 12 FORT SMITH (ARK.) HS
W L T W
1896 • (2-1-0) • Captain: Herbert Fishback DATE Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 24
OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T FORT SMITH (ARK.) HS W at Fort Smith (Ark.) HS W at Drury L
UA OPP 10 0 6 2 0 34
The second head coach in the history of Arkansas football, B.N. Wilson guided his teams to two wins in three games in each of his two seasons at the helm.
OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T FORT SMITH (ARK.) HS W at Drury T at Ouachita Baptist W
1898 • (2-1-0) • Captain: Edward Martin DATE Oct. 22 Nov. 5 Nov. 19
OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T DRURY W at Drury W at Fort Scott (Kan.) HS L
DATE Oct. 14 Oct. 28 Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov. 18
OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T DRURY W (1) HENRY KENDALL W (1) at Henry Kendall T +at Oklahoma L JOPLIN (MO.) HS W +Shawnee, Okla.
1900 • (2-1-1) • Captain: Ashton Vincenheller DATE Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 24
OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T WEBB CITY (MO.) HS W at Joplin (Mo.) HS T PIERCE CITY (MO.) W at Drury L
UA OPP 10 0 11 0 0 0 5 11 11 10
While Arkansas managed just three wins in its only season under D.A. McDaniel, one of those victories was its first over Oklahoma — a 12-0 win over the Sooners in Fayetteville in the season finale.
1903 • (3-4-0) • Captain: Henry Ragland DATE Oct. 10 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 30 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 21
UA OPP 15 0 6 6 10 0 5 17
UA OPP 12 0 6 6 24 0
UA OPP 17 0 12 6 8 36
1901 • (3-5-0) • Captain: Fred Brown DATE Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 22 Nov. 23
OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T PIERCE CITY (MO.) L DRURY W FORT SCOTT (KAN.) HS L at Little Rock (Ark.) HS L (1) HENRY KENDALL W KANSAS CITY MEDICS L at LSU L at Louisiana Tech W
1902 • (6-3-0) • Captain: Lemuel Bryan DATE Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 13 Oct. 22 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 27
OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T at Neosho (Mo.) HS W at Kingfisher (Okla.) W at Oklahoma L (1) at Henry Kendall W TAHLEQUAH SEMINARY W at State College of Mo. L at Pierce City (Mo.) L FORT SCOTT (KAN.) HS W (2) MISSOURI SCHOOL OF MINES W
UA 0 22 6 0 48 6 0 16
OPP 5 0 17 5 0 10 15 0
UA 6 15 0 33 50 5 2 16 11
OPP 0 6 28 0 0 15 24 0 0
UA 5 6 10 0 0 17 12
OPP 10 17 6 15 6 9 0
2 SEASONS — 1904-05, 6-9-0 After a 4-3-0 record in its initial campaign under A.D. Brown, Arkansas managed just two wins in the second and final season of his tenure.
CHARLES THOMAS Though the schedules still included several high school foes, Charles Thomas’ two seasons at the helm of the UA football program were marked by the beginning of the LSU series in 1901 and a 6-3-0 record in 1902 — his second and final season.
OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T ST. COLLEGE OF MO. L (2) at Mo. School of Mines L at Drury W at Texas L at Texas A&M L FORT SMITH (ARK.) HS W OKLAHOMA W
A.D. BROWN
2 SEASONS — 1901-02, 9-8-0 UA OPP 30 0
2 SEASONS — 1897-98, 4-1-1
DATE Nov. 6 Nov. 20 Nov. 25
172
UA OPP 42 0 38 0 0 54
B.N. WILSON
1897 • (2-0-1) • Captain: Herbert Fishback
1 SEASON — 1903, 3-4-0
2 SEASONS — 1899-1900, 5-2-2
JOHN C. FUTRALL
1894 • (2-1-0) • Captain: Wright Lindsey
D.A. MCDANIEL
COLBERT SEARLES
Home games in ALL CAPS. Opponents listed by name at time of game. Opponent name changes are noted on page 189. Rankings at time of game, beginning in 1936, are from The Associated Press.
1904 • (4-3-0) • Captain: Jess Moore DATE Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26
OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T DRURY L FORT SCOTT (KAN.) HS W at Dallas Medics L at Baylor L (3) FAIRMOUNT W at Fort Smith (Ark.) HS W (2) MISSOURI SCHOOL W OF MINES
1905 • (2-6-0) • Captain: William Jett DATE Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 26 Oct. 31 Nov. 12 Nov. 17 Nov. 30
OPPONENT UA/OPP RK TV W L T KANSAS L at Washington (Mo.) L at Drury L CHILOCCO (KAN.) W TEXAS L TRANSYLVANIA L (2) at Mo. School of Mines L KANSAS CITY MEDICS W
UA 0 22 0 6 12 11 11
OPP 12 0 5 17 6 5 10
UA OPP 0 6 0 6 0 12 6 0 0 4 0 6 0 16 26 0