1990 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
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1990
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1991
Overview
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.
This season would end 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 would finally be dissolved in 1996. The Razorbacks would next call the SEC
Southeastern Conference
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their next home. South Carolina
University of South Carolina
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also joined the SEC this year.
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1992
Overview
Head coach Jack Crowe was fired after the first game, when Arkansas lost to FCS The Citadel. Joe KinesJoe Kines
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was promoted from defensive coordinator to interim head coach until the end of the season, when Danny Ford
Danny Ford
Danny Lee Ford is a former American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Alabama from 1967 to 1969. He served as the head football coach at Clemson University in South Carolina from 1978 to 1989 and at the University of Arkansas from 1993 to 1997, compiling...
would be promoted to head man.
In their inaugural SEC
Southeastern Conference
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season, the Hogs won their first game in the SEC, and also defeated fourth-ranked Tennessee
1992 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1992 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 347 points while the defense allowed 196 points. At season’s end, the Volunteers participated in the Hall of Fame Bowl.-Schedule:-Team...
. The Vols would go on to lose the next week to Alabama
1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1992 college football season. This was the team's third season under head coach Gene Stallings. They played their home games at both Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Legion Field in Birmingham,...
, and then South Carolina
1992 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 1992 South Carolina Gamecocks football team marked the rookie season for the Gamecocks in the Southeastern Conference . In 1992 the SEC expanded to twelve teams and two divisions with USC placed in the SEC East Division. The Gamecocks were led by Sparky Woods as head coach and finished the...
after that, ending any National Title hopes. The Tigers from also lost to the Razorbacks in 1992, in a 30–6 rout. Alabama would continue through the season undefeated, winning an SEC title
SEC Championship Game
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from the Florida Gators in Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
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, and then the National Championship against Miami
1992 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 1992 Miami Hurricanes represented the University of Miami in the 1992 NCAA College Football season.-Schedule:-Awards and honors:*Gino Torretta, Davey O'Brien Award*Gino Torretta, Heisman Trophy *Gino Torretta, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award...
in the 1993 Sugar Bowl
1993 Sugar Bowl
The 1993 Sugar Bowl took place on January 1, 1993, in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. It served as the final game and the National Championship of the 1992–93 college football season. The game featured two unbeaten teams in the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Miami Hurricanes...
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1993
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
Schedule
Passing
Year | Player | Com | Att | % | Yards |
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1990 | Quinn Grovey Quinn Grovey Quinn Grovey is a former American football quarterback for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team from 1987 to 1990.Grovey led the team to Southwest Conference championships in 1988 and 1989. He has been named to the Arkansas All-Century team and Alltel Southeastern Conference Football Legends... |
120 | 235 | 51 | 1886 |
1991 | Jason Allen | 48 | 102 | 47 | 603 |
1992 | Barry Lunney Jr. | 91 | 189 | 48 | 1015 |
1993 | Barry Lunney Jr. | 104 | 202 | 51 | 1241 |
1994 | Barry Lunney Jr. | 101 | 183 | 55 | 1345 |
1995 | Barry Lunney Jr. | 180 | 292 | 62 | 2181 |
1996 | Pete Burks | 115 | 224 | 51 | 1390 |
1997 | Clint Stoerner Clint Stoerner Clinton Jacob Stoerner is an American football quarterback. He is currently a free agent.-High school years:... |
173 | 357 | 48 | 2347 |
1998 | Clint Stoerner | 167 | 312 | 54 | 2629 |
1999 | Clint Stoerner | 177 | 317 | 56 | 2293 |
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Rushing
Year | Player | Att | Yards | Avg |
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1990 | E. D. Jackson | 155 | 596 | 3.8 |
1991 | E. D. Jackson | 143 | 641 | 4.5 |
1992 | E. D. Jackson | 118 | 466 | 3.9 |
1993 | Oscar Malone | 89 | 555 | 6.2 |
1994 | Oscar Malone | 99 | 597 | 6.0 |
1995 | Madre Hill Madre Hill Madre Hill is a former American football running back, playing last for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. Considered one of the greatest running backs to come out of the University of Arkansas, Hill was named 1st Team All-SEC in 1995 and was named to the Razorbacks' All-time... |
307 | 1387 | 4.5 |
1996 | Oscar Malone | 197 | 814 | 4.1 |
1997 | Rod Stinson | 111 | 413 | 3.7 |
1998 | Chrys Chukwuma | 149 | 870 | 5.8 |
1999 | Cedric Cobbs Cedric Cobbs Cedric Cobbs is an American football running back for the Arkansas Twisters of the af2.-NFL career:... |
116 | 668 | 5.8 |
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Receiving
Year | Player | Rec | Yards | YPC | |||
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1990 | Derek Russell Derek Russell Derek Russell is a former American football wide receiver who played college football at the University of Arkansas and seven seasons in the NFL.Russell also ran the high hurdles for the powerhouse Razorback track team.... |
43 | 897 | 20.9 | |||
1991 | Ron Dickerson | 25 | 372 | 14.9 | |||
1992 | Kirk Botkin | 33 | 257 | 7.8 | |||
1993 | J. J. Meadors | 28 | 429 | 15.3 | |||
1994 | J. J. Meadors | 43 | 613 | 14.3 | |||
1995 | Anthony Eubanks | 43 | 596 | 13.9 | |||
1996 | Anthony Eubanks | 51 | 809 | 15.9 | |||
1997 | Anthony Eubanks | 51 | 870 | 17.1 | |||
1998 | Michael Williams | 44 | 560 | 12.7 | |||
1999 | Anthony Lucas | 37 | 822 | 22.2 | |||
Receiving leaders by receptions |
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