1992 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1992 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record3–7–1 (3–4–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Greg Davis (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Joe Kines (2nd season)
Home stadium Razorback Stadium (Capacity: 52,680)
War Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 53,727)
Seasons
  1991
1993  
1992 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy 6 2 09 4 0
No. 8 Georgia x 6 2 010 2 0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 3 09 3 0
South Carolina 3 5 05 6 0
Vanderbilt 2 6 04 7 0
Kentucky 2 6 04 7 0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$ 8 0 013 0 0
No. 16 Ole Miss 5 3 09 3 0
No. 23 Mississippi State 4 4 07 5 0
Arkansas 3 4 13 7 1
Auburn 2 5 15 5 1
LSU 1 7 02 9 0
Championship: Alabama 28, Florida 21
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. [2] 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 promoted to head coach.

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Despite finishing with a 3-7-1 record, the Hogs won their first game in the SEC by defeating South Carolina 45-7 at Williams-Brice Stadium.

The season was highlighted by beating #4 Tennessee in a massive upset, thanks to a game-winning 41-yard field goal from kicker Todd Wright with just two seconds left in the game. Wright, who also secured two other 45+ yard field goals and a forced fumble, was named "player of the game" due to his efforts, a rare feat for a kicker. Moreover, the victory effectively kept the Volunteers out of a three-way tie for 1st place in the SEC East at season's end, as Tennessee would eventually finish one-game behind Division co-champions Florida (who earned a spot in the 1992 SEC Championship Game thanks to their head-to-head win over Georgia) and Georgia in the SEC's first year of divisional play.

Arkansas also ended their season by upsetting highly-favored LSU in a 30-6 rout.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 52:00 p.m. The Citadel *L 3–1035,868
September 126:00 p.m.at South Carolina W 45–763,100
September 197:00 p.m.No. 9 Alabama PPV L 11–3855,912
September 267:30 p.m.at Memphis State *L 6–2238,968
October 311:30 a.m.No. 16 Georgia
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
JPS L 3–2749,412
October 1011:30 a.m.at No. 4 Tennessee JPSW 25–2495,202
October 1711:30 a.m. Ole Miss
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
JPSL 3–1753,513
October 3112:30 p.m.at Auburn T 24–2477,933
November 71:30 p.m.at No. 19 Mississippi State L 3–1036,103
November 212:00 p.m. SMU *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
L 19–2441,080
November 273:00 p.m. LSU
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
ESPN W 30–632,721

Roster

1992 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7Barry LunneyFr
QB 13Jason AllenSo
RB 8E.D. JacksonSr
RB 30Oscar MaloneSo
WR 2Ron Dickerson Jr.Sr
WR 9Tracy CaldwellJr
TE 89 Kirk Botkin Jr
OL 77Isaac DavisJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 92Henry FordJr
DL 95Ray Lee JohnsonJr
LB 16 Darwin Ireland Jr
DB 3 Orlando Watters Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 11Todd WrightSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. "Joe Kines." The Kines File. [ permanent dead link ] Rolltide.com Retrieved on January 11, 2008.
  2. "1992 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results".