1991_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team

1991 Arkansas Razorbacks football
1991 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Independence Bowl, L 15–24 vs. Georgia
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–6 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach	Jack Crowe (2nd season);
Defensive coordinator	Joe Kines (1st season)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium; (Capacity: 52,680); ; War Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 53,727)
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

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.

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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.

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"Joe Kines." The Kines File.^{[permanent dead link]} Rolltide.com Retrieved on January 11, 2008.

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"Rebs whip Hogs via pass". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Hog-wild crowd livens bowl". The Shreveport Times. December 30, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	11:30 a.m.	No. 3 Miami (FL)*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	ABC	L 3–31	46,308
September 7	7:00 p.m.	SMU		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 17–6	49,216
September 21	5:00 p.m.	SW Louisiana*		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 9–7	41,740
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss*		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		L 17–24	56,500	^[2]
October 5	7:00 p.m.	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 22–21	36,146
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Houston		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 29–17	45,860
October 19	12:00 p.m.	Texas	No. 25	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	Raycom	W 14–13	55,618
November 2	2:30 p.m.	No. 21 Baylor	No. 24	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ABC	L 5–9	43,820
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 21–38	31,895
November 16	6:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 3–13	62,487
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Rice		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 20–0	40,436
December 29	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 24 Georgia*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ABC	L 15–24	46,932	^[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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v t e	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