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: Danny Ford Conference: Southeastern-West
1997 Season Highlights
Danny Ford enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Arkansas.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
28
16
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Southern Methodist
9
31
L
@ Shreveport, LA
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Alabama
17
16
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Louisiana Tech
17
13
W
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Florida
7
56
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
South Carolina
13
39
L
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Auburn
21
26
L
Thu., Nov. 6 @
Mississippi
9
19
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Tennessee
22
30
L
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Mississippi State
17
7
W
Fri., Nov. 28 @
Louisiana State
21
31
L
1997 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 181
Scoring Average 16.5
Points Allowed 284
Defense Average 25.8
Opponents Record 84-45
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-4
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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