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Arkansas Razorbacks football

Arkansas Razorbacks Football
2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Arkansas Razorbacks logo.svg
First season 1894
Athletic director Jeff Long
Head coach Bret Bielema
4th year, 25–25 (.500)
Stadium Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
Field Frank Broyles Field (Razorback Stadium)
Seating capacity 72,000 (Fayetteville)
55,000 (Little Rock)
Field surface Powerblade 2.5 (Fayetteville)
FieldTurf (Little Rock)
Conference SEC (1992–present)
Division Western
Past conferences Independent (1894–1914)
Southwest Conference (1915–1991)
All-time record 700–475–40 (.593)
Bowl record 15–23–3 (.402)
Claimed nat'l titles 1 (1964)
Conference titles 13
Division titles 4
Consensus All-Americans 24
Colors Cardinal and White
         
Fight song Arkansas Fight Song
Marching band Best in Sight and Sound
Rivals LSU Tigers
Ole Miss Rebels
Texas A&M Aggies
Texas Longhorns
Missouri Tigers
Website arkansasrazorbacks.com

The Arkansas Razorbacks football program represents the University of Arkansas, located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in the sport of American football. The Razorbacks compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The program has 13 conference championships, 45 All-Americans, and an all-time record of 700–475–40. The Razorbacks are the 23rd-most successful team in college football history by number of wins. Home games are played at locations near the two largest campuses of the University of Arkansas System: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, and War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. The Arkansas Razorbacks have 84 active NFL players currently in the 2015 NFL Season.

The first University of Arkansas football team was formed in 1894 and coached by John Futrall, who was a Latin professor at the University. That team played three games: two against Fort Smith High School and one against Texas. Before the 1909 season, the teams was called the Arkansas Cardinals and a bird was the school's mascot. The name and mascot changed following the 1909 season when the football team, coached by Hugo Bezdek, finished 7–0.


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