1912 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1912 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek (5th season)
Captain	Percy Hinton
Home stadium	The Hill

1912 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					1	–	0	–	0
Texas			–					7	–	1	–	0
VMI			–					7	–	1	–	0
Maryland			–					6	–	1	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					5	–	2	–	0
Livingstone			–					3	–	1	–	1
Louisville			–					3	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Normal			–					2	–	1	–	0
South Carolina			–					5	–	2	–	1
Navy			–					6	–	3	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	2	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma			–					5	–	4	–	0
Rice			–					3	–	2	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	4	–	0
Sam Houston Normal			–					2	–	2	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					3	–	3	–	2
Davidson			–					3	–	4	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					3	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Docs			–					3	–	4	–	0
Arkansas			–					4	–	6	–	0
Baylor			–					3	–	5	–	0
Catholic University			–					3	–	5	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	2	–	1
West Tennessee State Normal			–					1	–	2	–	1
Wake Forest			–					2	–	6	–	0
Kendall			–					1	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	6	–	1
Biddle			–					0	–	1	–	0

The 1912 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1912 college football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Hugo Bezdek, the Razorbacks compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 179 to 149. The Razorbacks were blown out in games against Texas A&M (27–0), Wisconsin (64–7), and Texas (48–0).^[1] Bezdek left Arkansas after the 1912 season to become head football coach at Oregon, where he was offered more money and a modern gymnasium and athletic field.^[2] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1954.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5		Henderson-Brown	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 39–6		[3]
October 12		Hendrix	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 52–0		[4]
October 19		Oklahoma A&M	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	L 7–13		[5]
October 26		vs. Texas A&M	State Fairgrounds Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 0–27		[6]
October 28		at Baylor	Waco, TX	L 0–7		[7]
November 2		Southwestern (TX)	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 25–0
November 9	2:30 p.m.	at Wisconsin	Randall Field Madison, WI	L 7–64	2,000	[8]
November 16		LSU	West End Park Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	L 6–7		[9]
November 23	2:30 p.m.	at Washington University	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 13–7	2,500	[10][11][12]
November 28		at Texas	Clark Field Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 0–48		[13]

References

1. "1912 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
2. "Coach Bezdek Leaves Arkansas U." The Coffeyville Daily Journal. April 1, 1913. p. 2.
3. "Razorbacks Win Hard-Fought Game". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 6, 1912. p. 21, part II. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Hendrix Loses To University". Log Cabin Democrat. Conway, Arkansas. October 14, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "May Is Star Of Arkansas Defeat". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 20, 1912. p. 22. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Arkansas is easy for Texas A. & M." Daily Arkansas Gazette. October 27, 1912. Retrieved September 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Arkansas Loses To Baylor 6-0". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 29, 1912. p. 10. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
8. Sheasby, Fred C. (November 10, 1912). "Badgers Easy Winners Over Bezdek's Men". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 3. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Arkansas, fighting to the end, loses 7 to 6". Arkansas Gazette. November 17, 1912. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Summersby, Jack (November 22, 1912). "Pikers Expect To Beat Arkansas On The Morrow". St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
11. Summersby, Jack (November 24, 1912). "Arkansas Beats W. U. 13-7". St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1, sporting section. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
12. Summersby, Jack (November 24, 1912). "Arkansas Wins From Washington By One Score (continued)". St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2, sporting section. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
13. "Razorbacks put to rout". The Commercial Appeal. November 29, 1912. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.