Arkansas Razorbacks

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The Arkansas Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the intercollegiate athletics teams representing the University of Arkansas, located in Fayetteville. The University of Arkansas student body voted to change the name of the school mascot (originally the Cardinals) in 1910 to the Arkansas Razorbacks after a hard-fought battle against LSU in which they were said to play like a "wild band of Razorback hogs" by former coach Hugo Bezdek. The Arkansas Razorbacks are the only major sports team in the U.S. with a porcine nickname, though the Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas play in Division II.

The University of Arkansas currently fields 19 total varsity teams (eight men's and 11 women's) in 13 sports and competes at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in football) level as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Football

Arkansas Razorbacks college football
First Season
1894
Team History
Arkansas Razorbacks (1907-present)
Arkansas Cardinal (1899-1906)
Arkansas Industrial Cardinals (1894-98)
Conference
Southeastern Conference (1992-present)
Southwest Conference (1915-91)
Independent (1894-1914)
Venue
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938-present)
War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948-present)
Quigley Stadium (alternate, 1932-47)
The Hill (1894-1937)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1940
October 26 vs. Ole Miss Crump Stadium
1941
November 8 at Rice Rice Field
1947
October 18 vs. Texas Crump Stadium
1948
November 6 vs. Rice War Memorial Stadium
1949
October 15 vs. Texas War Memorial Stadium

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1952
November 1 at Texas A&M Kyle Field
1953
October 3 vs. TCU Razorback Stadium
1954
October 16 at Texas Memorial Stadium
November 20 at LSU State Fair Stadium
January 1, 1955 vs. Georgia Tech Cotton Bowl
1955
October 29 vs. Texas A&M Razorback Stadium
1958
October 18 at Texas Memorial Stadium
1959
October 10 at Baylor Baylor Stadium

1960s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1960
January 2, 1961 vs. Duke Cotton Bowl
1961
January 1, 1962 vs. Alabama Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1962
October 20 at Texas Memorial Stadium
November 10 vs. Rice Razorback Stadium
January 1, 1963 vs. Ole Miss Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1964*
September 19 vs. Oklahoma State War Memorial Stadium
October 17 at Texas Memorial Stadium
October 31 at Texas A&M Kyle Field
January 1, 1965 vs. Nebraska Cotton Bowl
1965
January 1, 1966 vs. LSU Cotton Bowl
1966
October 15 at Texas Memorial Stadium
October 29 at Texas A&M Kyle Field
1968
November 9 vs. Rice Razorback Stadium
January 1, 1969 vs. Georgia Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1969
January 1, 1970 vs. Ole Miss Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1970
November 21 at Texas Tech Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
1971
October 2 vs. TCU Razorback Stadium
1972
September 30 vs. Tulsa Razorback Stadium
October 7 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium
1973
November 17 at SMU Cotton Bowl
1974
October 19 at Texas Memorial Stadium
1975
January 1, 1976 vs. Georgia Cotton Bowl
1976
September 11 vs. Utah State War Memorial Stadium
December 4 at Texas Memorial Stadium
1977
October 1 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium
January 2, 1978 vs. Oklahoma Orange Bowl
1978
November 18 vs. Texas A&M War Memorial Stadium
November 25 at SMU Cotton Bowl
December 2 vs. Texas Tech Razorback Stadium
December 25 vs. UCLA Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
1979
September 15 vs. Colorado State War Memorial Stadium
September 22 vs. Oklahoma State War Memorial Stadium
September 29 vs. Tulsa Razorback Stadium
October 6 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 13 at Texas Tech Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
October 27 vs. Houston Razorback Stadium
January 1, 1980 vs. Alabama Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1980
September 1 at Texas Memorial Stadium
1981
December 28 vs. North Carolina Gator Bowl
1982
December 31 vs. Florida Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1983
October 15 vs. Texas War Memorial Stadium
1984
November 10 at Baylor Baylor Stadium
November 24 at SMU Texas Stadium
December 27 vs. Auburn Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
1985
September 14 at Ole Miss Memorial Stadium
October 5 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 12 at Texas Tech Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
December 22 vs. Arizona State Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
1986
November 1 vs. Rice Razorback Stadium
November 15 vs. Texas A&M War Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1987 vs. Oklahoma Orange Bowl
1987
November 14 at Texas A&M Kyle Field
December 29 vs. Georgia Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
1988
January 2, 1989 vs. UCLA Cotton Bowl
1989
January 1, 1990 vs. Tennessee Cotton Bowl

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1991
August 31 vs. Miami War Memorial Stadium
1992
September 19 vs. Alabama War Memorial Stadium
1993
November 27 at LSU Tiger Stadium
1995
December 30 vs. North Carolina Joe Robbie Stadium

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2001
January 1, 2002 vs. Oklahoma Cotton Bowl
2002
December 30 vs. Minnesota LP Field
2003
September 6 vs. Tulsa Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
September 27 at Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium
2007
January 1, 2008 vs. Missouri Cotton Bowl
2009
October 17 at Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2011
January 6, 2012 vs. Kansas State Cowboys Stadium
2015
January 2, 2016 vs. Kansas State Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1980s 1982 • 1985 • 1986
1990s 1992
2000s 2006
2010s 2012
2020s 2020 • 2021

Men's Basketball

Arkansas Razorbacks men's college basketball
First Season
1923-24
Team History
Arkansas Razorbacks (1923-present)
Conference
Southeastern Conference (1991-present)
Southwest Conference (1923-91)
Venue
Bud Walton Arena (1993-present)
Barnhill Arena (1955-93)
Men's Gymnasium (1937-55)
Schmidt Gymnasium (1923-37)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1993-94
April 2 & 4, 1994 vs. Arizona & Duke Charlotte Coliseum
1994-95
April 1 & 3, 1995 vs. North Carolina & UCLA Kingdome
1996-97
February 15, 1997 vs. Georgia Bud Walton Arena

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2002-03
February 19, 2003 vs. Kentucky Bud Walton Arena

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1970s 1977-78
1990s 1995-96
2000s 2008-09

Yearbooks

2010s 2016-17
Southeastern Conference
Full Members Alabama Crimson Tide • Arkansas Razorbacks • Auburn Tigers • Florida Gators • Georgia Bulldogs • Kentucky Wildcats • LSU Tigers • Mississippi State Bulldogs • Missouri Tigers • Ole Miss Rebels • South Carolina Gamecocks • Tennessee Volunteers • Texas A&M Aggies • Vanderbilt Commodores
Basketball Venues Bud Walton Arena • Coleman Coliseum • Rupp Arena
Football Venues Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Bryant-Denny Stadium • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Jordan-Hare Stadium • Kroger Field • Neyland Stadium • Vanderbilt Stadium • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • War Memorial Stadium