1998 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1998 Arkansas Razorbacks football
SEC Western Division co-champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 31–45 vs. Michigan
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 16
Record9–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Houston Nutt
Co-defensive coordinatorBobby Allen (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Keith Burns (1st season)
Home stadium Razorback Stadium
(Capacity: 50,019)

War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 53,727)
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Tennessee x$#  8 –0   13 –0  
No. 5 Florida  %  7 –1   10 –2  
No. 14 Georgia  6 –2   9 –3  
Kentucky  4 –4   7 –5  
Vanderbilt  1 –7   2 –9  
South Carolina  0 –8   1 –10  
Western Division
Mississippi State xy  6 –2   8 –5  
No. 16 Arkansas x  6 –2   9 –3  
Alabama  4 –4   7 –5  
Ole Miss  3 –5   7 –5  
LSU  2 –6   4 –7  
Auburn  1 –7   3 –8  
Championship: Tennessee 24, Mississippi State 14
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. [1] Houston Nutt became the first Arkansas head coach to win his first eight games, and the Razorbacks won a share of the 1998 SEC Western Division championship.

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In the 9th game of the season, undefeated #10 Arkansas lost to eventual national champion #1 Tennessee in Knoxville, 24-28, due in large part to a fumble late in the game by Arkansas QB Clint Stoerner. Tennessee recovered the fumble and then drove the short field for the go-ahead touchdown with less than a minute to play. It is considered one of the most devastating losses in Razorback football history. The emotional hangover from that loss adversely affected Arkansas the following week, leading to an upset loss at Mississippi State, 21-22. Beating LSU in the season finale secured Arkansas a share of the division title and sent the 9-2 Razorbacks to the 1999 Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando on New Year's Day to play the Michigan Wolverines. In the first meeting ever between the two schools, the Tom Brady-led Wolverines won, 31-45, and Arkansas finished the season 9-3 and ranked #16 in the final AP Poll.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 56:00 pm Southwestern Louisiana *
W 38–1747,562 [2]
September 196:00 pm SMU *
W 44–1755,544 [3]
September 265:00 pmNo. 22 Alabama
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
 ESPN2 W 42–651,763 [4]
October 35:00 pm Kentucky No. 22
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
ESPN2W 27–2055,782 [5]
October 102:30 pmat Memphis *No. 20
ESPN2W 23–942,766 [6]
October 1712:00 pmat South Carolina No. 17
 PPV W 41–2867,930 [7]
October 311:00 pmat Auburn No. 14
PPVW 24–2178,439 [8]
November 711:30 am Ole Miss No. 11
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
 JPS W 34–049,115 [9]
November 142:30 pmat No. 1 Tennessee No. 10
 CBS L 24–28106,365 [10]
November 2111:30 amat Mississippi State No. 9
JPSL 21–2236,656 [11]
November 271:30 pm LSU No. 13
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
CBSW 41–1455,831 [12]
January 11:00 pmvs. No. 15 Michigan *No. 11
 ABC L 31–4563,584 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP ——RVRV22201715141110913111116
Coaches Poll —RVRVRV2419161212109913111117
BCS Not released121179131313Not released

Roster

1998 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Clint Stoerner Jr
RB 34 Madre Hill Sr
OT 69 Bobbie Williams Jr
OT 72Chad AbernathySr
G 77 Brandon Burlsworth Sr
SE 80 Anthony Lucas Jr
TE 85 Joe Dean Davenport Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 18 David Barrett Jr
FS 29 Kenoy Kennedy Jr
LB 53Quenton CaverSo
NG 96 Ryan Hale Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

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References

  1. ↑ "1998 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results".
  2. ↑ "Arkansas wins first under Nutt". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 6, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  7. ↑ "Carolina falls apart in third quarter of 41–28 loss to Hogs". The Item. October 18, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  10. ↑ "Friendly fumble; Late turnover brings UT back from brink". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 15, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bulldogs take Hogs to wire". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "LSU ends season with a thud". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 28, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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