Arkansas Razorbacks football
college football team of the University of Arkansas
The Arkansas Razorbacks football program represents the University of Arkansas in the sport of American football. The Razorbacks compete in the
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games are played at stadiums on or near the two largest campuses of the University of Arkansas System: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville and War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.
The program began in 1894 and has compiled an all-time record of 740–539–40, for a .576 winning percentage. The Razorbacks have won 13 conference championships and have had 58 players honored as All-Americans. Arkansas claims one national championship (1964) awarded by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).
History
Conference affiliations
Arkansas has been affiliated with the following conferences.
Independent (1894–1914)
Southwest Conference (1915–1991)
Southeastern Conference (1992–present)
Championships
National championships
Arkansas has been named national champion twice by NCAA-designated major selectors. Arkansas claims the 1964 championship but does not claim the co-national championship the program was awarded in 1977 by the Rothman (FACT) poll after the Razorbacks finished the season with an 11–1 record and defeated #2 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, 31–6.
In 1964, the Razorbacks finished the season as the only major team with an undefeated and untied record (11–0) after No.
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