List of Arkansas Razorbacks football seasons
The Arkansas Razorbacks football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) representing the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The University of Arkansas has continuously fielded an intercollegiate football team since the 1894 college football season. From 1894 to 1909, the team was known as the "Cardinals" and the school's mascot was a redbird. The team's name and mascot changed for the 1910 season after head coach Hugo Bezdek proclaimed the undefeated 1909 team played "like a wild band of razorback hogs."
The Razorbacks have been a member of only two athletic conferences.[1] From 1894 through 1914, Arkansas competed as a football independent without any conference affiliation. In 1915, the Razorbacks became a charter member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). Arkansas won 13 conference championships before withdrawing from the SWC after the 1991 season. The Razorbacks became a charter member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1992. Since joining the SEC, the Razorbacks have won 4 division titles and appeared in the SEC Championship Game 3 times.
The Razorbacks have competed in 44 bowl games, the first was a tie in the 1934 Dixie Classic against Centenary College of Louisiana. The Razorbacks' first bowl game win came against the William & Mary Indians in the Dixie Bowl. The Razorbacks have received votes in the final rankings of the AP Poll in 28 seasons and the Coaches' Poll in 27 seasons. In 1964, the Razorbacks finished #2 in both the AP and Coaches' polls and were named national champions by the Football Writers Association of America, winning the Grantland Rice Trophy. The AP and Coaches' polls voted the Alabama Crimson Tide as their national champion in 1964 at the end of the regular season, but eventually stopped voting for their national champion until after the bowl games because Alabama lost to the Texas Longhorns in the Orange Bowl, a team Arkansas had beaten earlier that year in Austin. Arkansas went on to defeat the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Cotton Bowl, becoming the only undefeated team left in major college football in 1964.
Seasons
[edit]| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John C. Futrall (Independent) (1894–1896) | |||||||||
| 1894 | John C. Futrall | 2–1 | |||||||
| 1895 | John C. Futrall | 1–0 | |||||||
| 1896 | John C. Futrall | 2–1 | |||||||
| B. N. Wilson (Independent) (1897–1898) | |||||||||
| 1897 | B. N. Wilson | 2–0–1 | |||||||
| 1898 | B. N. Wilson | 2–1 | |||||||
| Colbert Searles (Independent) (1899–1900) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Colbert Searles | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| 1900 | Colbert Searles | 2–1–1 | |||||||
| Charles Thomas (Independent) (1901–1902) | |||||||||
| 1901 | Charles Thomas | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1902 | Charles Thomas | 6–3 | |||||||
| D. A. McDaniel (Independent) (1903) | |||||||||
| 1903 | D. A. McDaniel | 3–4 | |||||||
| A. D. Brown (Independent) (1904–1905) | |||||||||
| 1904 | A. D. Brown | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1905 | A. D. Brown | 2–6 | |||||||
| Frank Longman (Independent) (1906–1907) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Frank Longman | 2–4–2 | |||||||
| 1907 | Frank Longman | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| Hugo Bezdek (Independent) (1908–1912) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Hugo Bezdek | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1909 | Hugo Bezdek | 7–0 | |||||||
| 1910 | Hugo Bezdek | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1911 | Hugo Bezdek | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1912 | Hugo Bezdek | 4–6 | |||||||
| E. T. Pickering (Independent) (1913–1914) | |||||||||
| 1913 | E. T. Pickering | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1914 | E. T. Pickering | 3–6[n 1] | |||||||
| T. T. McConnell (Southwest Conference) (1915–1916) | |||||||||
| 1915 | T. T. McConnell | 4–2–1 | 1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1916 | T. T. McConnell | 4–4 | 0–2 | T–5th | |||||
| Norman C. Paine (Southwest Conference) (1917–1918) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Norman C. Paine | 5–1–1 | 0–1–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1918 | Norman C. Paine | 3–2 | 0–1 | T–6th | |||||
| James B. Craig (Southwest Conference) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | James B. Craig | 3–4 | 1–2 | 5th | |||||
| George McLaren (Southwest Conference) (1920–1921) | |||||||||
| 1920 | George McLaren | 3–2–2 | 2–0–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1921 | George McLaren | 5–3–1 | 2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Francis Schmidt (Southwest Conference) (1922–1928) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Francis Schmidt | 4–5 | 1–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1923 | Francis Schmidt | 6–2–1 | 2–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1924 | Francis Schmidt | 7–2–1 | 1–2–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1925 | Francis Schmidt | 4–4–1 | 2–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1926 | Francis Schmidt | 5–5 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1927 | Francis Schmidt | 8–1 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1928 | Francis Schmidt | 7–2 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Fred Thomsen (Southwest Conference) (1929–1941) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Fred Thomsen | 7–2 | 3–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1930 | Fred Thomsen | 3–6 | 2–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1931 | Fred Thomsen | 3–5–1 | 0–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1932 | Fred Thomsen | 1–6–2 | 1–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1933 | Fred Thomsen | 7–3–1 | 4–1 | 1st[n 2] | T Dixie Classic | ||||
| 1934 | Fred Thomsen | 4–4–2 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1935 | Fred Thomsen | 5–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1936 | Fred Thomsen | 7–3 | 5–1 | 1st | 18 | ||||
| 1937 | Fred Thomsen | 6–2–2 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | 14 | ||||
| 1938 | Fred Thomsen | 2–7–1 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1939 | Fred Thomsen | 4–5–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1940 | Fred Thomsen | 4–6 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1941 | Fred Thomsen | 3–7 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| George Cole (Southwest Conference) (1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | George Cole | 3–7 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| John Tomlin (Southwest Conference) (1943) | |||||||||
| 1943 | John Tomlin | 2–7 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Glen Rose (Southwest Conference) (1944–1945) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Glen Rose | 5–5–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1945 | Glen Rose | 3–7 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| John Barnhill (Southwest Conference) (1946–1949) | |||||||||
| 1946 | John Barnhill | 6–3–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | T Cotton | 16 | |||
| 1947 | John Barnhill | 6–4–1 | 1–4–1 | T–5th | W Dixie | ||||
| 1948 | John Barnhill | 5–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1949 | John Barnhill | 5–5 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| Otis Douglas (Southwest Conference) (1950–1952) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Otis Douglas | 2–8 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1951 | Otis Douglas | 5–5 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1952 | Otis Douglas | 2–8 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| Bowden Wyatt (Southwest Conference) (1953–1954) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Bowden Wyatt | 3–7 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1954 | Bowden Wyatt | 8–3 | 5–1 | 1st | L Cotton | 8 | 10 | ||
| Jack Mitchell (Southwest Conference) (1955–1957) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Jack Mitchell | 5–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1956 | Jack Mitchell | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1957 | Jack Mitchell | 6–4 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Frank Broyles (Southwest Conference) (1958–1976) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Frank Broyles | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1959 | Frank Broyles | 9–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | W Gator | 9 | 9 | ||
| 1960 | Frank Broyles | 8–3 | 6–1 | 1st | L Cotton | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1961 | Frank Broyles | 8–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | L Sugar | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1962 | Frank Broyles | 9–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | L Sugar | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1963 | Frank Broyles | 5–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1964 | Frank Broyles | 11–0 | 7–0 | 1st | W Cotton | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1965 | Frank Broyles | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L Cotton | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1966 | Frank Broyles | 8–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1967 | Frank Broyles | 4–5–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1968 | Frank Broyles | 10–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | W Sugar | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1969 | Frank Broyles | 9–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | L Sugar | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1970 | Frank Broyles | 9–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | 12 | 11 | |||
| 1971 | Frank Broyles | 8–3–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | L Liberty | 20 | 16 | ||
| 1972 | Frank Broyles | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1973 | Frank Broyles | 5–5–1 | 3–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1974 | Frank Broyles | 6–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1975 | Frank Broyles | 10–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | W Cotton | 6 | 7 | ||
| 1976 | Frank Broyles | 5–5–1 | 3–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| Lou Holtz (Southwest Conference) (1977–1983) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Lou Holtz | 11–1 | 7–1 | 2nd | W Orange | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1978 | Lou Holtz | 9–2–1 | 6–2 | T–2nd | T Fiesta | 10 | 11 | ||
| 1979 | Lou Holtz | 10–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | L Sugar | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1980 | Lou Holtz | 7–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | W Hall of Fame | ||||
| 1981 | Lou Holtz | 8–4 | 5–3 | 4th | L Gator | 16 | |||
| 1982 | Lou Holtz | 9–2–1 | 5–2–1 | 3rd | W Bluebonnet | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1983 | Lou Holtz | 6–5 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| Ken Hatfield (Southwest Conference) (1984–1989) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Ken Hatfield | 7–4–1 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L Liberty | ||||
| 1985 | Ken Hatfield | 10–2 | 6–2 | T–2nd | W Holiday | 12 | 12 | ||
| 1986 | Ken Hatfield | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L Orange | 16 | 15 | ||
| 1987 | Ken Hatfield | 9–4 | 5–2 | T���2nd | L Liberty | ||||
| 1988 | Ken Hatfield | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L Cotton | 13 | 12 | ||
| 1989 | Ken Hatfield | 10–2 | 7–1 | 1st | L Cotton | 13 | 13 | ||
| Jack Crowe (Southwest Conference) (1990–1991) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Jack Crowe | 3–8 | 1–7 | 7th | |||||
| 1991 | Jack Crowe | 6–6 | 5–3 | T–2nd | L Independence | ||||
| Jack Crowe (Southeastern Conference) (1992) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Jack Crowe[n 3] | 3–7–1[n 3] | 3–4–1[n 3] | 4th (Western) | |||||
| Danny Ford (Southeastern Conference) (1993–1997) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Danny Ford | 6–4–1 | 4–3–1 | T-2nd (Western) | |||||
| 1994 | Danny Ford | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–4th (Western) | |||||
| 1995 | Danny Ford | 8–5 | 6–2 | 1st (Western) | L Carquest | ||||
| 1996 | Danny Ford | 4–7 | 2–6 | 5th (Western) | |||||
| 1997 | Danny Ford | 4–7 | 2–6 | 5th (Western) | |||||
| Houston Nutt (Southeastern Conference) (1998–2007) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Houston Nutt | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–1st (Western) | L Florida Citrus | 17 | 16 | ||
| 1999 | Houston Nutt | 8–4 | 4–4 | T–3rd (Western) | W Cotton | 19 | 17 | ||
| 2000 | Houston Nutt | 6–6 | 3–5 | T–5th (Western) | L Las Vegas | ||||
| 2001 | Houston Nutt | 7–5 | 4–4 | T–3rd (Western) | L Cotton | ||||
| 2002 | Houston Nutt | 9–5 | 5–3 | T–2nd (Western)[n 4] | L Music City | ||||
| 2003 | Houston Nutt | 9–4 | 4–4 | 4th (Western) | W Independence | ||||
| 2004 | Houston Nutt | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–3rd (Western) | |||||
| 2005 | Houston Nutt | 4–7 | 2–6 | 4th (Western) | |||||
| 2006 | Houston Nutt | 10–4 | 7–1 | 1st (Western) | L Capital One | 16 | 15 | ||
| 2007 | Houston Nutt[n 5] | 8–5[n 5] | 4–4 | T–3rd (Western) | L Cotton | ||||
| Bobby Petrino (Southeastern Conference) (2008–2011) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Bobby Petrino | 5–7 | 2–6 | T–5th (Western) | |||||
| 2009 | Bobby Petrino | 8–5 | 3–5 | T–4th (Western) | W Liberty | ||||
| 2010 | Bobby Petrino | 10–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd (Western) | L Sugar† | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2011 | Bobby Petrino | 11–2 | 6–2 | 3rd (Western) | W Cotton | 5 | 5 | ||
| John L. Smith (Southeastern Conference) (2012) | |||||||||
| 2012 | John L. Smith | 4–8 | 2–6 | 6th (Western) | |||||
| Bret Bielema (Southeastern Conference) (2013–2017) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Bret Bielema | 3–9 | 0–8 | 7th (Western) | |||||
| 2014 | Bret Bielema | 7–6 | 2–6 | 7th (Western) | W Texas | ||||
| 2015 | Bret Bielema | 8–5 | 5–3 | 3rd (Western) | W Liberty | ||||
| 2016 | Bret Bielema | 7–6 | 3–5 | 5th (Western) | L Belk | ||||
| 2017 | Bret Bielema | 4–8 | 1–7 | 7th (Western) | |||||
| Chad Morris (Southeastern Conference) (2018–2019) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Chad Morris | 2–10 | 0–8 | 7th (Western) | |||||
| 2019 | Chad Morris[n 6] | 2–10[n 6] | 0–8[n 6] | 7th (Western) | |||||
| Sam Pittman (Southeastern Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Sam Pittman | 3–7 | 3–7 | T–6th (Western) | CX Texas[n 7] | ||||
| 2021 | Sam Pittman | 9–4 | 4–4 | T–3rd (Western) | W Outback | 20 | 21 | ||
| 2022 | Sam Pittman | 7–6 | 3–5 | 5th (Western) | W Liberty | ||||
| 2023 | Sam Pittman | 4–8 | 1–7 | 7th (Western) | |||||
| Total: | 739–541–40 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Arkansas claims Ole Miss used an ineligible player and considers this a forfeit.
- ^ Arkansas finished first the SWC, but because the Razorbacks has used an ineligible player, conference officials voted not to recognize a champion for the 1933 season. Ulysses "Heine" Schleuter had told coach Thomsen that he had remaining eligibility, but had played at the University of Nebraska in 1931 and 1932 and at the Kemper Military School. Schleuter's status came into question when a student at SMU saw a newspaper photograph of Schleuter and recognized him as a former Cornhusker.
- ^ a b c Head coach Jack Crowe was fired after the first game, when Arkansas lost to FCS The Citadel. Joe Kines was promoted from defensive coordinator to interim head coach until the end of the season, when Danny Ford would be named head coach.
- ^ In 2002, Alabama finished first in Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with a conference record of 6–2, but was ineligible for the division title or postseason play as part of a penalty for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) violations. Arkansas, Auburn, and LSU for second place, each with a 5–3 mark in the conference, and were named co-champions. Arkansas was awarded a berth in the SEC Championship Game by virtue of their head-to-head wins over Auburn and LSU.
- ^ a b Houston Nutt coached the first 12 games of the season and resigned before the Cotton Bowl and was replaced by interim head coach Reggie Herring.
- ^ a b c Chad Morris served as Arkansas's head coach for the first ten games of the 2019 season before he was fired. Barry Lunney Jr. was appointed as interim head coach for the last two games of the season. Arkansas finished the year with an overall record of 2–10 and a conference mark of 0–8.
- ^ The 2020 Texas Bowl was canceled due to COVID-19 and ruled a no contest.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Arkansas Razorbacks College Football History, Stats, Records".
- ^ Kahn, Sam Jr. (December 29, 2020). "Texas Bowl between TCU Horned Frogs, Arkansas Razorbacks canceled". ESPN. Retrieved August 18, 2021.