1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 27–6 vs. Texas
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record8–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Co-defensive coordinatorBobby Allen (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Keith Burns (2nd season)
Home stadium Razorback Stadium
(Capacity: 50,019)

War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 53,727)
Seasons
←  1998
2000  →
1999 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 12 Florida x  7 –1   9 –4  
No. 9 Tennessee  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 16 Georgia  5 –3   8 –4  
Kentucky  4 –4   6 –6  
Vanderbilt  2 –6   5 –6  
South Carolina  0 –8   0 –11  
Western Division
No. 8 Alabama x$  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 13 Mississippi State  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 –4   8 –4  
No. 17 Arkansas  4 –4   8 –4  
Auburn  2 –6   5 –6  
LSU  1 –7   3 –8  
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. [1]

Contents

Arkansas won the 2000 Cotton Bowl vs the Texas Longhorns on New Year's Day. It was the first college football game to kickoff in the 21st century. It was also Arkansas' first bowl victory since the 1985 Holiday Bowl, and the Razorbacks first Cotton Bowl win since the 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic. Freshman running back Cedric Cobbs was named the Cotton Bowl offensive MVP, and senior defensive lineman D.J. Cooper was named the game's defensive MVP. Senior quarterback Clint Stoerner became the school's all-time leading passer in most passing categories. Stoerner also redeemed himself versus Tennessee, after fumbling away the ball late in the game in Knoxville in 1998. That fumble led to a Tennessee touchdown that won the game, 28–24. This season, Stoerner threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Anthony Lucas late in the fourth quarter versus the Volunteers in Fayetteville, leading Arkansas to a victory by the same score, 28–24. Razorback fans tore down the goal posts after the win, and carried them to Dickson Street in downtown Fayetteville in celebration. It is considered one of the most memorable games in Razorback football history.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 pmat SMU *No. 18
 PPV W 26–051,019 [2]
September 186:00 pm Louisiana–Monroe *No. 15
W 44–655,382 [3]
September 252:30 pmat Alabama No. 14
 CBS L 28–3583,818 [4]
October 212:30 pmat Kentucky No. 20
PPVL 20–3162,606 [5]
October 96:00 pm Middle Tennessee *
W 58–651,896 [6]
October 166:00 pm South Carolina
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 48–1455,123 [7]
October 3011:30 am Auburn Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
 JPS W 34–1051,133 [8]
November 65:05 pmat No. 23 Ole Miss
ESPN2 L 16–3850,928 [9]
November 1311:30 amNo. 3 Tennessee
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
JPSW 28–2452,815 [10]
November 208:00 pmNo. 12 Mississippi State No. 22
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
ESPN2W 14–955,491 [11]
November 261:30 pmat LSU No. 17
CBSL 10–3577,160 [12]
January 110:15 amvs. No. 14 Texas *No. 24
 FOX W 27–672,723 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Clint Stoerner Sr
OT 69 Bobbie Williams Sr
SE 80 Anthony Lucas Sr
TE 85 Joe Dean Davenport Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 18 David Barrett Sr
FS 29 Kenoy Kennedy Sr
LB 53 Quenton Caver Jr
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

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 221815151420——————2217242417
Coaches Poll 2222*17151418————24—2422——19
BCS Not released———————Not released

1990–1999 statistical leaders

Passing

YearPlayerComAtt%Yards
1990 Quinn Grovey 120235511886
1991Jason Allen4810247603
1992 Barry Lunney Jr. 91189481015
1993Barry Lunney Jr.104202511241
1994Barry Lunney Jr.101183551345
1995Barry Lunney Jr.180292622181
1996Pete Burks115224511390
1997 Clint Stoerner 173357482347
1998Clint Stoerner167312542629
1999Clint Stoerner177317562293

Rushing

YearPlayerAttYardsAvg
1990E. D. Jackson1555963.8
1991E. D. Jackson1436414.5
1992E. D. Jackson1184663.9
1993Oscar Malone895556.2
1994Oscar Malone995976.0
1995 Madre Hill 30713874.5
1996Oscar Malone1978144.1
1997Rod Stinson1114133.7
1998 Chrys Chukwuma 1498705.8
1999 Cedric Cobbs 1166685.8

Receiving

YearPlayerRecYardsYPC
1990 Derek Russell 4389720.9
1991Ron Dickerson Jr.2537214.9
1992 Kirk Botkin 332577.8
1993 J. J. Meadors 2842915.3
1994J. J. Meadors4361314.3
1995Anthony Eubanks4359613.9
1996Anthony Eubanks5180915.9
1997Anthony Eubanks5187017.1
1998Michael Williams *4456012.7
1999 Anthony Lucas 3782222.2
Receiving leaders by receptions

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References

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  2. ↑ "#18 Razorbacks corral helpless Mustangs, 26–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 5, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Arkansas cashes in on ULM mistakes". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Hall, Bobby (September 26, 1999). "Tide holds off Razorbacks". The Commercial Appeal. p. D3. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "A Major upset:UK wins with DEFENSE!". The Courier-Journal. October 3, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  11. ↑ "Cardiac Dogs' final drive fizzles out". The Clarion-Ledger. November 21, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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