1991 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1991 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Independence Bowl, L 15–24 vs. Georgia
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–6 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Kines[1] (1st season)
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
(Capacity: 52,680)

War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 53,727)
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Texas A&M $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Baylor 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arkansas 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
TCU 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Texas 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Houston 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
SMU 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Jack Crowe's team improved from a 3–8 record in 1990 to become bowl eligible again in 1991. Punter Pete Raether finished third in the nation in punting average, with 43.6 yards per boot. On the other side of the ball, punt returner Michael James averaged 14.3 yards per return, seventh in the nation.

This season ended Arkansas' tenure in the Southwest Conference. The SWC had every team except Arkansas, Rice, and Baylor hit with sanctions or recruiting scandals in the 1980s (including SMU's "Death penalty" in 1987). The conference finally be dissolved in 1996. The Razorbacks moved to the Southeastern Conference (SEC), beginning in 1992. South Carolina also joined the SEC that year.

The Hogs enjoy a victory over rival Texas in Little Rock, 14–13, in the final game as SWC opponents.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3111:30 a.m.No. 3 Miami (FL)*
ABCL 3–3146,308
September 77:00 p.m.SMU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 17–649,216
September 215:00 p.m.SW Louisiana*
W 9–741,740
September 286:00 p.m.at Ole Miss*
L 17–2456,500[2]
October 57:00 p.m.at TCU
W 22–2136,146
October 122:00 p.m.Houston
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 29–1745,860
October 1912:00 p.m.TexasNo. 25
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
RaycomW 14–1355,618
November 22:30 p.m.No. 21 BaylorNo. 24
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
ABCL 5–943,820
November 912:00 p.m.at Texas Tech
RaycomL 21–3831,895
November 166:30 p.m.at No. 13 Texas A&M
ESPNL 3–1362,487
November 231:00 p.m.Rice
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 20–040,436
December 291:30 p.m.vs. No. 24 Georgia*
ABCL 15–2446,932[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Joe Kines." The Kines File.[permanent dead link] Rolltide.com Retrieved on January 11, 2008.
  2. ^ "Rebs whip Hogs via pass". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hog-wild crowd livens bowl". The Shreveport Times. December 30, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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