1997 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1997 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
1997 record	4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Danny Ford (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kay Stephenson (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Miles Aldridge (2nd year)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium (Capacity: 50,019) War Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 53,727)

1997 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#7 Tennessee x$		7	–	1		11	–	2
#10 Georgia		6	–	2		10	–	2
#4 Florida		6	–	2		10	–	2
South Carolina		3	–	5		5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6		5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8		3	–	8
Western Division
#11 Auburn xy		6	–	2		10	–	3
#13 LSU x		6	–	2		9	–	3
#22 Ole Miss		4	–	4		8	–	4
Mississippi State		4	–	4		7	–	4
Alabama		2	–	6		4	–	7
Arkansas		2	–	6		4	–	7
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

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

Arkansas Razorbacks football

Venues	The Hill (1894–1938) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938–present) War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn LSU Missouri: Battle Line Rivalry Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M

Culture & lore	Calling the Hogs Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" Marching band Wildcat offense 2003 Kentucky game 1969 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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