1997 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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The 1997 Arkansas Razorbacks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Danny Ford, the team compiled a 4–7 record, with a conference record of 2–6, and finished fifth in the Western Division (ahead of Alabama based upon a 17-16 victory at Tuscaloosa).[2]

DivisionWestern Division
Record4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Headcoach
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1997 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKay Stephenson (1st season)
Offensive scheme2 back[1]
Defensive coordinatorMiles Aldridge (2nd season)
Base defense5–2[1]
Captains
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 1996
1998 
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1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$ 71  112 
No. 10 Georgia 62  102 
No. 4 Florida 62  102 
South Carolina 35  56 
Kentucky 26  56 
Vanderbilt 08  38 
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy 62  103 
No. 13 LSU x 62  93 
No. 22 Ole Miss 44  84 
Mississippi State 44  74 
Arkansas 26  47 
Alabama 26  47 
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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The day after a season ending loss to rival LSU, Ford was fired by athletic director Frank Broyles following four non-winning seasons out of five and a 25-31-1 overall worksheet. Houston Nutt, then the head coach at Boise State, as well as a former Razorback player and assistant coach, succeeded Ford.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 66:00 p.m.Northeast Louisiana*W 28–1645,832[3]
September 137:00 p.m.vs. SMU*L 9–3123,500[4]
September 2011:30 a.m.at No. 11 AlabamaJPSW 17–1670,123[5]
September 275:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*W 17–1351,291[6]
October 45:00 p.m.at No. 1 FloridaESPN2L 7–5685,235[7]
October 186:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
L 13–3949,178[8]
October 255:00 p.m.No. 11 Auburn
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
ESPN2L 21–2641,277[9]
November 67:00 p.m.at Ole MissESPNL 9–1930,620[10]
November 157:00 p.m.No. 5 Tennessee
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
ESPN2L 22–3053,235[11]
November 221:00 p.m.No. 15 Mississippi State
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 17–739,911[12]
November 281:30 p.m.at No. 17 LSUCBSL 21–3179,619[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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