1997 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1997 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kay Stephenson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMiles Aldridge (2nd season)
Home stadium Razorback Stadium
(Capacity: 50,019)

War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 53,727)
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 10 Georgia  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 4 Florida  6 –2   10 –2  
South Carolina  3 –5   5 –6  
Kentucky  2 –6   5 –6  
Vanderbilt  0 –8   3 –8  
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 13 LSU x  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 –4   8 –4  
Mississippi State  4 –4   7 –4  
Arkansas  2 –6   4 –7  
Alabama  2 –6   4 –7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. [1] This was Danny Ford's fifth, and final year as head coach, as he was fired after the season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 66:00 p.m. NE Louisiana *
W 28–1645,832
September 137:00 p.m.vs. SMU *
L 9–3123,500
September 2011:30 a.m.at No. 11 Alabama
JPS W 17–1670,123 [2]
September 275:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech *
W 17–1351,291 [3]
October 45:00 p.m.at No. 1 Florida
ESPN2 L 7–5685,235
October 186:00 p.m. South Carolina
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
L 13–3949,178
October 255:00 p.m.No. 11 Auburn
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
ESPN2L 21–2641,277
November 67:00 p.m.at Ole Miss
ESPN L 9–1930,620
November 157:00 p.m.No. 5 Tennessee
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
ESPN2L 22–3053,235
November 221:00 p.m.No. 15 Mississippi State
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 17–739,911
November 281:30 p.m.at No. 17 LSU
CBS L 21–3179,619

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References

  1. ↑ "1997 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results".
  2. ↑ "Arkansas stuns No. 11 Alabama, 17–16". The Jackson Sun. September 21, 1997. Retrieved February 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Arkansas victory watched by Clinton". The Atlanta Constitution. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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