1925–26 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1925–26 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
1925–26 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Southwest Conference Champions
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	23-2 (11–1 SWC)
Head coach	Francis Schmidt (3rd season);
Home arena	Schmidt Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1924–25 1926–27 →

1925–26 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas	11	–	1	.917	23	–	2	.920
SMU	8	–	4	.667	10	–	6	.625
TCU	7	–	5	.583	13	–	9	.591
Texas	6	–	6	.500	12	–	10	.545
Baylor	5	–	7	.417	8	–	7	.533
Texas A&M	4	–	8	.333	8	–	9	.471
Rice	1	–	11	.083	1	–	13	.071

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1925–26 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1925-26 college basketball season. They played their home games in Schmidt Gymnasium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was Francis Schmidt's third year as head coach of the Hogs and the program's third season. The Hogs won their first conference championship in basketball, finishing with an 11–1 Southwest Conference record and a record of 23–2 overall.^[1]

Roster[edit]

1925–26 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball roster
Roster retrieved from HogStats.com. [1]
Name	Position	Hometown
Rolla Adams	Forward	Selma, Louisiana
James Ayers	Forward	Dierks, Arkansas
Houston Burke	Guard	Jonesboro, Arkansas
Bryan Gregory	Forward	N/A
Ralph Haizlip	N/A	Hot Springs, Arkansas
Curtis Parker	Guard	Lawton, Oklahoma
Elbert Pickel	Center	Fayetteville, Arkansas
Leo Riner	Forward	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Glen Rose	N/A	North Little Rock, Arkansas
Charles Ruckman	Guard	Fayetteville, Arkansas
Harold Steele	Center	De Queen, Arkansas

Schedule and Results[edit]

Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.^[2]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
*	at Ozark Athletic Club	W 81–7	1–0
*	at Fort Smith National Guard	W 64–6	2–0	Fort Smith, AR
*	vs. Union Trust Company	W 35–22	3–0	Little Rock, AR
*	England Athletic Club	W 64–18	4–0	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
*	at Jonesboro YMCA	W 29–22	5–0	Jonesboro, AR
*	at First District Agricultural and Mechanical College	W 32–14	6–0	Jonesboro, AR
*	at Centralia Lions	W 29–13	7–0	Centralia, IL
January 1, 1926*	at Coliseum Athletic Club	W 29–20	8–0	Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, MO
January 2, 1926*	at Saint Louis	L 30–40	8–1	First Regiment Armory St. Louis, MO
January 8, 1926*	Hendrix College	W 43–25	9–1	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 9, 1926*	Hendrix College	W 39–21	10–1	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 15, 1926	SMU	W 29–27	11–1 (1–0)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 16, 1926	SMU	W 28–8	12–1 (2–0)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 22, 1926	at Baylor	W 22–9	13–1 (3–0)	Waco, TX
January 23, 1926	at Baylor	W 19–14	14–1 (4–0)	Waco, TX
January 29, 1926*	Centenary	W 69–21	15–1 (4–0)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 30, 1926*	Centenary	W 43–9	16–1 (4–0)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 5, 1926	Texas	W 35–12	17–1 (5–0)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 6, 1926	Texas	W 27–7	18–1 (6–0)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 12, 1926	at Rice	W 54–15	19–1 (7–0)	Houston, TX
February 13, 1926	at Rice	W 25–17	20–1 (8–0)	Houston, TX
February 15, 1926	at Texas A&M	W 37–27	21–1 (9–0)	DeWare Field House College Station, TX
February 16, 1926	at Texas A&M	W 35–21	22–1 (10–0)	DeWare Field House College Station, TX
February 26, 1926	TCU	W 24–23	23–1 (11–0)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 27, 1926	TCU	L 15–30	23–2 (11–1)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[edit]

^ "1925-26 Southwest Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "HogStats.com :: 1925-26 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[1] "1925-26 Southwest Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[2] "HogStats.com :: 1925-26 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

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v t e Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Venues	Schmidt Gymnasium (1923–1937) Men's Gymnasium (1937–1955) Barnhill Arena (1955–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics