1997 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 1997 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1]

1997 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Danny Ford (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kay Stephenson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Miles Aldridge (2nd season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 10 Georgia		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 4 Florida		6	–	2					10	–	2
South Carolina		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6					5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					3	–	8
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 13 LSU x		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 22 Ole Miss		4	–	4					8	–	4
Mississippi State		4	–	4					7	–	4
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Alabama		2	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	6:00 p.m.	NE Louisiana*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville AR		W 28–16	45,832
September 13	7:00 p.m.	vs. SMU*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA		L 9–31	23,500
September 20	11:30 a.m.	at No. 11 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	JPS	W 17–16	70,123	^[2]
September 27	5:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 17–13	51,291	^[3]
October 4	5:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN2	L 7–56	85,235
October 18	6:00 p.m.	South Carolina	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		L 13–39	49,178
October 25	5:00 p.m.	No. 11 Auburn	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	L 21–26	41,277
November 6	7:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN	L 9–19	30,620
November 15	7:00 p.m.	No. 5 Tennessee	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	ESPN2	L 22–30	53,235
November 22	1:00 p.m.	No. 15 Mississippi State	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 17–7	39,911
November 28	1:30 p.m.	at No. 17 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	L 21–31	79,619
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. "1997 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results".
2. "Arkansas stuns No. 11 Alabama, 17–16". The Jackson Sun. September 21, 1997. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Arkansas victory watched by Clinton". The Atlanta Constitution. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.