University of Arkansas Razorbacks
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| University | University of Arkansas |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| NCAA | Division I/FBS |
| Athletic director | Jeff Long |
| Location | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Varsity teams | 19 |
| Football stadium | Frank Broyles Field at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (Primary) War Memorial Stadium (Secondary) |
| Basketball arena | Bud Walton Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Baum Stadium at George Cole Field |
| Mascot | Tusk IV – via Stokes Family Farm & Big Red |
| Nickname | Razorbacks |
| Fight song | Arkansas Fight |
| Colors | Cardinal and White |
| Website | arkansasrazorbacks |
The Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the names of college sports teams at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The University of Arkansas student body voted to change the name of the school mascot (originally the Cardinals) in 1910 to the Arkansas Razorbacks after a hard fought battle against LSU in which they were said to play like a "wild band of Razorback hogs" by former coach Hugo Bezdek. The Arkansas Razorbacks are the only major sports team in the US with a porcine nickname, though the Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas play in Division II.
The University of Arkansas currently fields 19 total varsity teams (eight men's and 11 women's) in 13 sports. The eight men's varsity sports includes baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field; the 11 women's varsity sports includes basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. The Arkansas Razorbacks compete in the NCAA's Division I (I FBS in football) and is currently a member of the Southeastern Conference (Western Division).
Inside the state of Arkansas, the University of Arkansas has continued to maintain the policy of not competing against other in-state Division I schools. There are four other Division I schools in the state of Arkansas: Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. ASU is the only school of the three to compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision; UALR does not have football, while UAPB and UCA compete in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision.
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