
TheArkansas Razorbacks football team competes in theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division IFootball Bowl Subdivision (FBS) representing theUniversity of Arkansas inFayetteville, Arkansas.
The University of Arkansas has continuously fielded an intercollegiate football team since the1894 college football season. From 1894 to 1909, the team was known as the "Cardinals" and the school's mascot was aredbird. The team's name and mascot changed for the 1910 season after head coachHugo Bezdek proclaimed the undefeated1909 team played "like a wild band ofrazorback hogs."
The Razorbacks have been a member of only twoathletic 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 theSouthwest 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 theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) in 1992. Since joining the SEC, the Razorbacks have won 4 division titles and appeared in theSEC Championship Game 3 times.
The Razorbacks have competed in 44bowl games, the first was a tie in the1934 Dixie Classic againstCentenary College of Louisiana. The Razorbacks' first bowl game win came against theWilliam & Mary Indians in theDixie Bowl. The Razorbacks have received votes in the final rankings of theAP Poll in 28 seasons and theCoaches' Poll in 27 seasons. In 1964, the Razorbacks finished #2 in both the AP and Coaches' polls and were named national champions by theFootball Writers Association of America, winning theGrantland Rice Trophy. The AP and Coaches' polls voted theAlabama 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 theTexas Longhorns in theOrange Bowl, a team Arkansas had beaten earlier that year inAustin. Arkansas went on to defeat theNebraska Cornhuskers in theCotton Bowl, becoming the only undefeated team left in major college football in 1964.
| 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] | TDixie 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 | TCotton | 16 | |||
| 1947 | John Barnhill | 6–4–1 | 1–4–1 | T–5th | WDixie | ||||
| 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 | LCotton | 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 | WGator | 9 | 9 | ||
| 1960 | Frank Broyles | 8–3 | 6–1 | 1st | LCotton | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1961 | Frank Broyles | 8–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | LSugar | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1962 | Frank Broyles | 9–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | LSugar | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1963 | Frank Broyles | 5–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1964 | Frank Broyles | 11–0 | 7–0 | 1st | WCotton | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1965 | Frank Broyles | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | LCotton | 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 | WSugar | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1969 | Frank Broyles | 9–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | LSugar | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1970 | Frank Broyles | 9–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | 12 | 11 | |||
| 1971 | Frank Broyles | 8–3–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | LLiberty | 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 | WCotton | 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 | WOrange | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1978 | Lou Holtz | 9–2–1 | 6–2 | T–2nd | TFiesta | 10 | 11 | ||
| 1979 | Lou Holtz | 10–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | LSugar | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1980 | Lou Holtz | 7–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | WHall of Fame | ||||
| 1981 | Lou Holtz | 8–4 | 5–3 | 4th | LGator | 16 | |||
| 1982 | Lou Holtz | 9–2–1 | 5–2–1 | 3rd | WBluebonnet | 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 | LLiberty | ||||
| 1985 | Ken Hatfield | 10–2 | 6–2 | T–2nd | WHoliday | 12 | 12 | ||
| 1986 | Ken Hatfield | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | LOrange | 16 | 15 | ||
| 1987 | Ken Hatfield | 9–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | LLiberty | ||||
| 1988 | Ken Hatfield | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1st | LCotton | 13 | 12 | ||
| 1989 | Ken Hatfield | 10–2 | 7–1 | 1st | LCotton | 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 | LIndependence | ||||
| 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) | LCarquest | ||||
| 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) | LFlorida Citrus | 17 | 16 | ||
| 1999 | Houston Nutt | 8–4 | 4–4 | T–3rd(Western) | WCotton | 19 | 17 | ||
| 2000 | Houston Nutt | 6–6 | 3–5 | T–5th(Western) | LLas Vegas | ||||
| 2001 | Houston Nutt | 7–5 | 4–4 | T–3rd(Western) | LCotton | ||||
| 2002 | Houston Nutt | 9–5 | 5–3 | T–2nd(Western)[n 4] | LMusic City | ||||
| 2003 | Houston Nutt | 9–4 | 4–4 | 4th(Western) | WIndependence | ||||
| 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) | LCapital One | 16 | 15 | ||
| 2007 | Houston Nutt[n 5] | 8–5[n 5] | 4–4 | T–3rd(Western) | LCotton | ||||
| 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) | WLiberty | ||||
| 2010 | Bobby Petrino | 10–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd(Western) | LSugar† | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2011 | Bobby Petrino | 11–2 | 6–2 | 3rd(Western) | WCotton | 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) | WTexas | ||||
| 2015 | Bret Bielema | 8–5 | 5–3 | 3rd(Western) | WLiberty | ||||
| 2016 | Bret Bielema | 7–6 | 3–5 | 5th(Western) | LBelk | ||||
| 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)(2020–2025) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Sam Pittman | 3–7 | 3–7 | T–6th(Western) | CXTexas[n 7] | ||||
| 2021 | Sam Pittman | 9–4 | 4–4 | T–3rd(Western) | WOutback | 20 | 21 | ||
| 2022 | Sam Pittman | 7–6 | 3–5 | 5th(Western) | WLiberty | ||||
| 2023 | Sam Pittman | 4–8 | 1–7 | 7th(Western) | |||||
| 2024 | Sam Pittman | 7–6 | 3–5 | 11th | WLiberty | ||||
| Total: | 746–547–40 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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