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1971 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1971
teamArkansas Razorbacks
sportfootball
conferenceSouthwest Conference
short_confSWC
CoachRank20
APRank16
record8–3–1
conf_record5–1–1
head_coachFrank Broyles
hc_year13th
off_coachDon Breaux
oc_year2nd
off_schemeMultiple
captainDavid Hogue
captain2Ronnie Jones
captain3Mike Kelson
captain4Kay Maybry
captain5Bobby Nichols
stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
bowl[Liberty Bowl](1971-liberty-bowl)
bowl_resultL 14–13 vs. [Tennessee](1971-tennessee-volunteers-football-team)

War Memorial Stadium The 1971 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their 14th year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled an 8–3–1 record (5–1–1 against SWC opponents), finished in second place behind Texas in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 356 to 169. The team finished the season ranked No. 16 in the final AP poll and No. 20 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and went on to lose the 1971 Liberty Bowl to Tennessee by a 14–13 score.

The Razorbacks assumed the driver's seat for their first trip to the Cotton Bowl Classic since 1965 following a 31–7 rout of archrival Texas in Little Rock, but followed that by losing at home to Texas A&M and tying lowly Rice on the road, allowing the Longhorns to regain the Southwest Conference lead and go on to their fourth consecutive conference championship.

Kicker Bill McClard was an All American. McClard also averaged 6.5 points per game, the seventh best average nationally. Razorback quarterback Joe Ferguson was eighth in the nation in completions per game, with 14.5. Mike Reppond averaged 5.6 receptions per game, the fourth highest average during 1971. As an offense, Arkansas averaged 211.5 yards per game, the highest in the SWC, and eighth-highest in college football. Arkansas was seventh in total offense, with a total of 4898 yards over 11 games.

Schedule

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Liberty Bowl

The 1971 Liberty Bowl matched up Arkansas with Tennessee. The Volunteers took the lead first, with a two-yard run by Bill Rudder. The Hogs responded with a 36-yard TD strike from Joe Ferguson to Jim Hodge. Scoring wouldn't resume until the fourth quarter, when Razorback Bill McClard kicked 19- and 30-yard field goals. A third McClard kick was good, set up by Louis Campbell's third interception, but a penalty kept the Hogs off the board a fourth time. Arkansas fumbled at their own 36-yard line, and Tennessee's Curt Watson scored three plays later.

Roster

References

References

  1. "1971 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. (September 12, 1971). "Razorbacks rack California, 51–20". San Angelo Standard-Times.
  3. Hall, Howard P.. (September 19, 1971). "Kalamazoo College Annihilates Adrian". [[The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana).
  4. (September 19, 1971). "Arkansas throttles Cowboys". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  5. (September 26, 1971). "Tulsa whirlwind engulfs Razorbacks' clean machine". The Commercial Appeal.
  6. (October 3, 1971). "Arkansas takes out wrath on TCU, 49–15". Tulsa Daily World.
  7. (October 10, 1971). "Arkansas batters Baylor, 35–7". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
  8. (October 17, 1971). "Ooooo,,Piggg..Sooie! Porkers 31, Steers 7". The Shreveport Times.
  9. (October 24, 1971). "Hogs blast Eagles 60–21". Casper Star-Tribune.
  10. (October 31, 1971). "Texas A&M shocks Arkansas". Lincoln Journal Star.
  11. (November 7, 1971). "'Hogs escape with deadlock". The Odessa American.
  12. (November 14, 1971). "Razorbacks eke out win over SMU, 18–13". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph.
  13. (November 21, 1971). "Nelson, Saint pace Arkansas' 15–0 win". The Orange Leader.
  14. (December 21, 1971). "Vols take Liberty". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  15. . ["1971–72 NCAA Statistics (Arkansas)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/130581). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
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