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Arkansas Football Team History


Arkansas Razorbacks
University of Arkansas
 Fayetteville, AR
Founded: 1871
Stadium: Donald W. Reynolds Stadium
Capacity: 72,656
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Frank Broyles
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1894  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 Frank Broyles enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Arkansas.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. California  51   20   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Oklahoma State  31   10   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Tulsa  20   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Texas Christian  49   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Baylor  35   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Texas  31   7   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. North Texas  60   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Texas A&M  9   17   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Rice  24   24   T       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Southern Methodist  18   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Texas Tech  15   0   W       
 Mon., Dec. 20   Tennessee  13   14   L    @ Memphis, TN   Liberty Bowl
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record8-3 -1
  Points Scored356
  Scoring Average29.7
  Points Allowed169
  Defense Average14.1
  Opponents Record58-71
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record6-2
  Away Record2-0 -1
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
16 8-3-1 AP
20 8-2-1 Coaches
20 8-2-1 UPI
  
1971 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 4-7131138 2-58594  Jim Carlen
Texas 8-3281168Lost  6-306-118573  Darrell Royal
Arkansas 8-3-1356169Lost  13-145-1-118183  Frank Broyles
Texas Christian 6-4-1214275 5-2118151  Jim Pittman
Texas A&M 5-6144212 4-396117  Gene Stallings
Southern Methodist 4-7151227 3-4111118  Hayden Fry
Rice 3-7-1146220 2-4-1108124  Bill Peterson
Baylor 1-974236 0-749173  Bill Beall

1971 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1971 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.