1971 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1971 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Liberty Bowl, L 14–13 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 16
1971 record	8–3–1 (5–1–1 SWC)
Head coach	Frank Broyles (14th year)
Offensive coordinator	Don Breaux
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Captain	David Hogue, Ronnie Jones, Mike Kelson, Kay Maybry, Bobby Nichols
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1971 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#18 Texas $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
#16 Arkansas	5	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
TCU	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Texas A&M	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Baylor	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1971 college 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.^[1]^[2] The team finished the season ranked #16 in the final AP Poll and #20 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and went on to lose the 1971 Liberty Bowl to Tennessee by a 14–13 score.

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

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11, 1971	No. 7 California*		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR		W 51–20	54,176
September 18, 1971	Oklahoma State*	No. 6	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR		W 31–10	54,176
September 25, 1971	Tulsa*	No. 7	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		L 20–21	41,742
October 2, 1971	TCU	No. 18	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		W 49–15	41,100
October 9, 1971	at Baylor	No. 17	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX		W 35–7	33,000
October 16, 1971	No. 10 Texas	No. 16	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	ABC	W 31–7	54,446
October 23, 1971	North Texas*	No. 9	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		W 60–21	38,135
October 30, 1971	Texas A&M	No. 8	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)		L 9–17	54,446
November 6, 1971	at Rice	No. 16	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		T 24–24	32,000
November 13, 1971	at SMU	No. 17	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	ABC	W 18–13	30,773
November 25, 1971	Texas Tech	No. 17	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		W 15-0	43,000
December 20, 1971	No. 9 Tennessee*	No. 18	Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	L 13–14	51,410
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Liberty Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Razorbacks	0	7	0	6	13
#9 Volunteers	7	0	0	7	14

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.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ARK	UT
1	6:39		55		UT	Bill Rudder 2-yard touchdown run, George Hunt kick good	0	7
2	4:11		66		ARK	Jim Hodge 36-yard touchdown reception from Joe Ferguson, Bill McClard kick good	7	7
4	13:14		52		ARK	19-yard field goal by Bill McClard	10	7
4	8:51		30		ARK	30-yard field goal by Bill McClard	13	7
4	1:56		37		UT	Curt Watson 17-yard touchdown run, George Hunt kick good	13	14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							13	14

Source: Razorback Bowl History – 1971 Liberty Bowl

References

↑ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
↑ "1971 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

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

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