The Razorbacks were crowned Southwest conference champs with a 4–1 SWC record, but the Hogs forfeited the title as a result of playing an ineligible athlete. Ulysses "Heine" Schleuter had told coach Fred Thomsen that he had remaining eligibility, but had played at Nebraska in 1931 and 1932, as well as for Kemper Military School. Schleuter's status wasn't brought out until the SMU game, when a Mustang recognized Schleuter as a former Cornhusker. The title was vacated for 1933.