American college football season
1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football |
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Cotton Bowl Classic champion |
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Cotton Bowl Classic, W 27–6 vs. Texas |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Division | Western Division |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 19 |
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AP | No. 17 |
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Record | 8–4 (4–4 SEC) |
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Head coach | - Houston Nutt (2nd season)
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Co-defensive coordinator | Bobby Allen (2nd season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Keith Burns (2nd season) |
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Home stadium | Razorback Stadium (Capacity: 50,019)
War Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 53,727) |
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The 1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]
Arkansas won the 2000 Cotton Bowl vs the Texas Longhorns on New Year's Day. It was the first college football game to kickoff in the 21st century. It was also Arkansas' first bowl victory since the 1985 Holiday Bowl, and the Razorbacks first Cotton Bowl win since the 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic. Freshman running back Cedric Cobbs was named the Cotton Bowl offensive MVP, and senior defensive lineman D.J. Cooper was named the game's defensive MVP. Senior quarterback Clint Stoerner became the school's all-time leading passer in most passing categories. Stoerner also redeemed himself versus Tennessee, after fumbling away the ball late in the game in Knoxville in 1998. That fumble led to a Tennessee touchdown that won the game, 28–24. This season, Stoerner threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Anthony Lucas late in the fourth quarter versus the Volunteers in Fayetteville, leading Arkansas to a victory by the same score, 28–24. Razorback fans tore down the goal posts after the win, and carried them to Dickson Street in downtown Fayetteville in celebration. It is considered one of the most memorable games in Razorback football history.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 7:00 pm | at SMU* | No. 18 | | PPV | W 26–0 | 51,019 |
September 18 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe* | No. 15 | | | W 44–6 | 55,382 |
September 25 | 2:30 pm | at Alabama | No. 14 | | CBS | L 28–35 | 83,818 |
October 2 | 12:30 pm | at Kentucky | No. 20 | | PPV | L 20–31 | 62,606 |
October 9 | 6:00 pm | Middle Tennessee* | | | | W 58–6 | 51,896 |
October 16 | 6:00 pm | South Carolina | | - War Memorial Stadium
- Little Rock, AR
| | W 48–14 | 55,123 |
October 30 | 11:30 am | Auburn | | - Razorback Stadium
- Fayetteville, AR
| JPS | W 34–10 | 51,133 |
November 6 | 5:05 pm | at No. 23 Ole Miss | | | ESPN2 | L 16–38 | 50,928 |
November 13 | 11:30 am | No. 3 Tennessee | | - Razorback Stadium
- Fayetteville, AR
| JPS | W 28–24 | 52,815 |
November 20 | 8:00 pm | No. 12 Mississippi State | No. 22 | - War Memorial Stadium
- Little Rock, AR
| ESPN2 | W 14–9 | 55,491 |
November 26 | 1:30 pm | at LSU | No. 17 | | CBS | L 10–35 | 77,160 |
January 1 | 10:15 am | vs. No. 14 Texas* | No. 24 | | FOX | W 27–6 | 72,723 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | CB | 18 | David Barrett | Sr | FS | 29 | Kenoy Kennedy | Sr | LB | 53 | Quenton Caver | Jr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 17 |
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Coaches Poll | 22 | 22* | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 24 | 22 | — | — | 19 |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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1990–1999 statistical leaders
Passing Year | Player | Com | Att | % | Yards | 1990 | Quinn Grovey | 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 | 173 | 357 | 48 | 2347 | 1998 | Clint Stoerner | 167 | 312 | 54 | 2629 | 1999 | Clint Stoerner | 177 | 317 | 56 | 2293 | | Rushing Year | Player | Att | Yards | Avg | 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 | 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 | 116 | 668 | 5.8 | | Receiving Year | Player | Rec | Yards | YPC | 1990 | Derek Russell | 43 | 897 | 20.9 | 1991 | Ron Dickerson Jr. | 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 | |
- In 1998, Anthony Lucas caught 43 passes for a school-record 1,004 yards receiving. He was the first player in school history to have over 1,000 yards receiving in a single season. His record has since been eclipsed three times (Jarius Wright in 2011, Cobi Hamilton in 2012, Treylon Burks in 2021).
References
- ^ "1999 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results".
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