The Razorbacks entered the season coming off of a win in the 2012 Cotton Bowl Classic, finishing the season with an 11–2 record and a No. 5 ranking in the AP poll. However, head coach Bobby Petrino was fired in the offseason after it was discovered that he covered up an extramarital affair with a member of his staff. Athletic director Jeff Long decided to hire former special teams coordinator John L. Smith, who had recently left to become the head coach at Weber State, as their head coach on a 10-month contract. Despite these circumstances, the Razorbacks were ranked No. 10 in the AP preseason poll.
The Razorbacks started their season with a win over Jacksonville State, defeating former head coach Jack Crowe, and rose to No. 8 in the AP poll. However, after an upset loss to unranked Louisiana–Monroe in overtime, they dropped out of the poll. The Razorbacks would never re-enter the poll, as this loss began a 4-game losing streak, and an eventual 4–8 finish. After the season, it was decided that Smith's contract would not be renewed. Instead, the Razorbacks chose to hire Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema.
December 4, 2012 – Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema has accepted the vacant coaching position at Arkansas for next season.[3]
Referencesedit
^. arkansasrazorbacks.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
^. ArkansasRazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
^Associated Press, Wisconsin Coach Headed to Arkansas, New York Times, December 4, 2012
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The 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season The Razorbacks played their home games at Donald W Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville and War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock Arkansas They were a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks footballConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceDivisionWestern DivisionRecord4 8 2 6 SEC Head coachJohn L Smith 1st season Offensive coordinatorPaul Petrino 3rd season Offensive schemeMultipleDefensive coordinatorPaul Haynes 1st season Base defense4 3Home stadiumDonald W Reynolds Razorback StadiumWar Memorial StadiumSeasons 20112013 2012 Southeastern Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Eastern DivisionNo T 5 Georgia xy 7 1 12 2 No 9 Florida x 7 1 11 2 No 8 South Carolina 6 2 11 2 No 23 Vanderbilt 5 3 9 4 Missouri 2 6 5 7 Tennessee 1 7 5 7 Kentucky 0 8 2 10 Western DivisionNo 1 Alabama x 7 1 13 1 No 14 LSU 6 2 10 3 No T 5 Texas A amp M 6 2 11 2 Mississippi State 4 4 8 5 Ole Miss 3 5 7 6 Arkansas 2 6 4 8 Auburn 0 8 3 9 Championship Alabama 32 Georgia 28 BCS National Champion BCS representative as conference champion BCS at large representativex Division champion co championsy Championship game participant Ole Miss and LSU vacated all wins due to NCAA violations Rankings from AP PollThe Razorbacks entered the season coming off of a win in the 2012 Cotton Bowl Classic finishing the season with an 11 2 record and a No 5 ranking in the AP poll However head coach Bobby Petrino was fired in the offseason after it was discovered that he covered up an extramarital affair with a member of his staff Athletic director Jeff Long decided to hire former special teams coordinator John L Smith who had recently left to become the head coach at Weber State as their head coach on a 10 month contract Despite these circumstances the Razorbacks were ranked No 10 in the AP preseason poll The Razorbacks started their season with a win over Jacksonville State defeating former head coach Jack Crowe and rose to No 8 in the AP poll However after an upset loss to unranked Louisiana Monroe in overtime they dropped out of the poll The Razorbacks would never re enter the poll as this loss began a 4 game losing streak and an eventual 4 8 finish After the season it was decided that Smith s contract would not be renewed Instead the Razorbacks chose to hire Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema Contents 1 Personnel 1 1 Coaching staff 2 Recruits 3 Schedule 4 Game summaries 4 1 No 22 FCS Jacksonville State 4 2 Louisiana Monroe 4 3 No 1 Alabama 4 4 Rutgers 4 5 At Texas A amp M 4 6 At Auburn 4 7 Kentucky 4 8 Ole Miss 4 9 Tulsa 4 10 At No 12 South Carolina 4 11 At Mississippi State 4 12 No 8 LSU 5 Rankings 6 Notes 7 ReferencesPersonnel editCoaching staff edit Name Position Seasons atArkansas Alma materJohn L Smith Head coach 1 Weber State Wildcats 1970 Paul Haynes Defensive coordinator Secondary 1 Kent State 1992 Paul Petrino Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks 1 Carroll College 1988 Tim Horton Running Backs Recruiting Coordinator 5 Arkansas 1990 Kris Cinkovich Wide receivers 3 Carroll College 1984 Kevin Peoples Defensive line 1 Carroll College 1989 Steve Caldwell Special Teams Defensive ends 3 Arkansas State 1977 Taver Johnson Linebackers 1 Wittenberg 1994 Reference 1 Recruits editUS college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruitsName Hometown High school college Height Weight 40 Commit dateVin AscoleseLB North Bergen NJ North Bergen HS 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 215 lb 98 kg 4 6 Jan 27 2012 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 74Cordale BoydOL Memphis TN Ridgeway HS 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 290 lb 130 kg N A Apr 20 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 79Ray Buchanan Jr DB Suwanee GA Peachtree Ridge HS 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 178 lb 81 kg 4 5 Aug 20 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 77Jared CollinsDB Tulsa OK Booker T Washington HS 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 170 lb 77 kg 4 4 Aug 1 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 73D Arthur CowanWR Olive Branch MS Olive Branch HS 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 175 lb 79 kg 4 6 Jul 27 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 80Austin FlynnDE Wilmington CA Los Angeles Harbor C C 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 260 lb 120 kg 4 5 Dec 21 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade JCKeon HatcherWR Owasso OK Owasso HS 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 205 lb 93 kg 4 5 Aug 1 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 80Eric HawkinsWR Longview TX Longview HS 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 172 lb 78 kg 4 5 Jul 16 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade NRWill HinesDB Waco TX Waco HS 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 175 lb 79 kg 4 5 Jan 19 2012 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 75Nathan HolmesATH Port Arthur TX Port Arthur Memorial HS 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 185 lb 84 kg 4 49 Apr 6 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 78Taiwan JohnsonDE Manvel TX Manvel HS 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 240 lb 110 kg 4 8 Dec 21 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 79Brandon LewisDE Memphis TN Ridgeway HS 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 225 lb 102 kg 4 7 Jul 16 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 79Defonta LoweDB Bearden AR Bearden HS 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 185 lb 84 kg 4 5 Sep 7 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 77Mekale McKayWR Louisville KY Moore HS 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 192 lb 87 kg 4 45 Mar 8 2012 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 79Otha PetersLB Covington LA Covington HS 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 221 lb 100 kg 4 6 Jan 31 2012 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 79Darius PhilonDE Prichard AL Vigor 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 282 lb 128 kg 4 78 Feb 1 2012 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 79Trevor WilliamsWR Norman OK Norman HS 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 188 lb 85 kg 0 1 Apr 27 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout N A Rivals N A 247Sports N A ESPN grade 79Jeremy SprinkleDE White Hall AR White Hall HS 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg 4 6 Jun 16 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 77A J TurnerLB Lepanto AR East Poinsett County HS 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 205 lb 93 kg 4 5 Apr 16 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade NRJeremy WardOL Pottsville AR Pottsville HS 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 290 lb 130 kg 5 3 Feb 4 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 79Jonathan WilliamsRB Allen TX Allen HS 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 205 lb 93 kg 4 51 Nov 11 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 79Demetrius WilsonWR Glendale AZ Glendale CC 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 175 lb 79 kg 4 4 Jan 29 2012 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade JCJaMichael WinstonDE Prichard AL Vigor HS 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 226 lb 103 kg N A Oct 11 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 78Deatrich WiseDE Carrollton TX Hebron HS 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 235 lb 107 kg 4 7 Aug 6 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 75Overall recruiting rankings Scout 19 Rivals 34 Refers to 40 yard dash Note In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height weight and 40 time In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources Arkansas 2012 Football Commitments Rivals com Retrieved November 19 2012 2012 Player Commitments Arkansas ESPN com Retrieved November 19 2012 2012 Team Ranking Rivals com Retrieved November 19 2012 Schedule editDateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSeptember 16 00 pmNo 22 FCS Jacksonville State No 10Donald W Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville ARARSN PPVW 49 2471 062September 86 00 pmLouisiana Monroe No 8War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock ARESPNUL 31 34 OT53 089September 152 30 pmNo 1 AlabamaDonald W Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville ARCBSL 0 5274 617September 226 00 pmRutgers Donald W Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville ARESPNUL 26 3572 543September 2911 00 amat Texas A amp MKyle FieldCollege Station TX rivalry SECNL 10 5886 442October 611 00 amat AuburnJordan Hare StadiumAuburn ALESPN2W 24 785 813October 136 00 pmKentuckyDonald W Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville ARSECRNW 49 767 153October 2711 21 amOle MissWar Memorial StadiumLittle Rock AR rivalry SECNL 27 3055 378November 311 21 amTulsa nbsp Donald W Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville ARSECNW 19 1564 451November 1011 00 amat No 12 South CarolinaWilliams Brice StadiumColumbia SCCBSL 20 3878 772November 1711 21 amat Mississippi StateDavis Wade StadiumStarkville MSSECNL 14 4554 838November 231 30 pmNo 8 LSUDonald W Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville AR Battle for the Golden Boot CBSL 13 2071 117 Non conference game nbsp HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central timeSource ArkansasRazorbacks com 2012 Arkansas football schedule 2 Game summaries editNo 22 FCS Jacksonville State edit 1 2 3 4 TotalNo 22 FCS Gamecocks 7 14 3 0 24No 10 Razorbacks 7 28 14 0 49See also 2012 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team Louisiana Monroe edit 1 2 3 4OT TotalWarhawks 7 0 7 146 34No 8 Razorbacks 7 14 7 03 31See also 2012 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks football team No 1 Alabama edit 1 2 3 4 TotalNo 1 Crimson Tide 7 17 14 14 52Razorbacks 0 0 0 0 0See also 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team Rutgers edit 1 2 3 4 TotalScarlet Knights 0 14 14 7 35Razorbacks 10 0 3 13 26See also 2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team At Texas A amp M edit 1 2 3 4 TotalRazorbacks 10 0 0 0 10Aggies 7 20 17 14 58See also 2012 Texas A amp M Aggies football team At Auburn edit 1 2 3 4 TotalRazorbacks 7 3 0 14 24Tigers 0 0 7 0 7See also 2012 Auburn Tigers football team Kentucky edit 1 2 3 4 TotalWildcats 0 0 7 0 7Razorbacks 28 14 7 0 49See also 2012 Kentucky Wildcats football team Ole Miss edit 1 2 3 4 TotalRebels 0 21 3 6 30Razorbacks 10 7 0 10 27See also 2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team Tulsa edit 1 2 3 4 TotalGolden Hurricane 0 12 3 0 15Razorbacks 10 3 0 6 19See also 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team At No 12 South Carolina edit 1 2 3 4 TotalRazorbacks 0 10 3 7 20No 12 Gamecocks 7 14 17 0 38See also 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team At Mississippi State edit 1 2 3 4 TotalRazorbacks 7 7 0 0 14Bulldogs 7 10 14 14 45See also 2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team No 8 LSU edit 1 2 3 4 TotalNo 8 Tigers 3 7 7 3 20Razorbacks 0 0 10 3 13See also 2012 LSU Tigers football teamRankings edit nbsp The 2012 Razorbacks football team snaps the ball in War Memorial StadiumSee also 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked RV Received votes WeekPollPre1234567891011121314FinalAP108RV Coaches101021 HarrisNot released Not releasedBCSNot released Not releasedNotes editDecember 4 2012 Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema has accepted the vacant coaching position at Arkansas for next season 3 References edit Football 2012 Coaches arkansasrazorbacks com Archived from the original on October 18 2012 Retrieved November 19 2012 2012 Arkansas football schedule ArkansasRazorbacks com University of Arkansas Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Archived from the original on September 19 2011 Retrieved March 3 2012 Associated Press Wisconsin Coach Headed to Arkansas New York Times December 4 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks football team amp oldid 1189684809, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
