1998 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1998
Razorback Stadium
(Capacity: 50,019)

War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 53,727)
Seasons
1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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.

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 pmSouthwestern Louisiana*
W 38–1747,562[2]
September 196:00 pmSMU*
W 44–1755,544[3]
September 265:00 pmNo. 22 Alabama
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
ESPN2W 42–651,763[4]
October 35:00 pmKentuckyNo. 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 CarolinaNo. 17
PPVW 41–2867,930[7]
October 311:00 pmat
Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
    		• PPVW 24–2178,439[8]
    November 711:30 am
    JPS
    		W 34–049,115[9]
    November 142:30 pmat No. 1 TennesseeNo. 10
    		CBSL 24–28106,365[10]
    November 2111:30 amat Mississippi StateNo. 9
    		JPSL 21–2236,656[11]
    November 271:30 pmLSUNo. 13
    • War Memorial Stadium
    • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
    		CBSW 41–1455,831[12]
    January 11:00 pmvs. No. 15 Michigan*No. 11
    		ABCL 31–4563,584[13]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

    Rankings

    See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    		——RVRV22201715141110913111116
    Coaches Poll—RVRVRV2419161212109913111117
    BCSNot released121179131313Not released

    Roster

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

    Roster

    Michael Snowden

    References

    1. ^ "1998 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results".
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