The Arkansas Razorbacks is a Division I-A college football team, representing the University of Arkansas in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Razorbacks football began play in 1894, and played independent up until 1914. In 1915, Arkansas joined the Southwest Conference which became their home for over seven decades. The team however did not have any significant achievement until the 1930's, when the team went on to their first postseason bowl game against Centenary (LA) for the Dixie Bowl. The team's major title though came in 1936, winning their first of 13 Southwest Conference titles. In 1964, Arkansas had their first major shot at the national championship. Along with Alabama, Arkansas finished their games with a 10-0 slate. But the most recognized polls at that time, The Associated Press and the United Press International, awarded the national title to Alabama even before the postseason bowl games took place so eventhough the Razorbacks was the only undefeated team through the postseason, they failed to capture the national title. The only other time Arkansas made a strong case for the national championship was in 1977 when the team, led by Lou Holtz and finished the season with an 11-1 record plus an Orange bowl victory over Oklahoma, was named the national champ by the Foundation for the Analysis of Competitions and Tournaments. Arkansas is currently part of the Southwest Conference, the affiliation they joined since 1992.
Arkansas has thus far appeared in 35 postseason bowl games (winning 11 of them), won 13 Conference titles (all with the Southwest Conference), and was nominated for the national championship twice (in 1964 and '77). Arkansas' known rivals in the NCAA are the Texas Longhorns, the same team the Razorbacks faced in the 1969 Game of the Century (Texas won, 14-15).
Arkansas Razorbacks 2008 Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | Hometown (Prev. School)
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| 1 | Reggie Fish | WR | 5-7 | 160 | Sr. | Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite)
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| 2 | London Crawford | WR | 6-2 | 200 | Jr. | Mobile, Ala. (Davidson HS)
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| 6 | Brandon Barnett | TB | 5-10 | 206 | Jr. | Texarkana, Ark. (Arkansas HS / Butler County [Kan.] CC)
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| 10 | Nathan Dick | QB | 6-4 | 217 | RFr. | Allen, Texas (Allen)
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| 11 | Casey Dick | QB | 6-2 | 215 | Sr. | Allen, Texas (Allen)
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| 13 | Rod Coleman | WR | 6-1 | 192 | Jr. | Camden, Ark. (Fairview HS)
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| 14 | Torian Wilkins | TB | 5-9 | 191 | So. | Katy, Texas (Brookshire Royal HS)
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| 16 | Seth Armbrust | FB | 5-10 | 200 | RSo. | Little Rock, Ark. (Catholic HS / Air Force)
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| 17 | Shedrick Johnson | CB | 5-10 | 188 | Sr. | Sweeny, Texas (Sweeny)
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| 18 | Alex Tejada | K | 6-1 | 207 | So. | Springdale, Ark. (Springdale)
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| 19 | Carlton Salters | WR | 6-0 | 191 | So. | Tallahassee, Fla. (North Florida Christian HS)
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| 20 | Dallas Washington | SS | 6-0 | 210 | Sr. | Douglasville, Texas (Atlanta HS)
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| 21 | Michael Smith | TB | 5-7 | 173 | Jr. | Tallahassee Fla. (Rickards HS)
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| 24 | Isaac Madison | CB | 6-0 | 181 | So. | Dallas, Texas (Carter HS)
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| 26 | Ramon Broadway | CB | 5-9 | 191 | So. | Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Academy)
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| 27 | Jerell Norton | CB | 6-0 | 190 | Jr. | Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill)
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| 28 | Greg Gatson | CB | 5-11 | 167 | So. | Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown HS)
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| 29 | Jamar Love | CB | 6-1 | 197 | Sr. | North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock)
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| 32 | Bret Harris | SS | 6-0 | 209 | RFr. | Irving, Texas (MacArthur HS)
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| 33 | Darcel Johnson | FB | 5-11 | 228 | RFr. | Marion, Ark. (Marion)
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| 34 | Jerry Franklin | MLB | 6-2 | 229 | RFr. | Marion, Ark. (Marion)
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| 35 | Rashaad Johnson | FS | 6-1 | 191 | Jr. | Waco, Texas (Waco)
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| 36 | Walner Leandre | SS | 6-2 | 213 | Sr. | Tampa, Fla. (Plant HS / Blinn [Texas] JC)
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| 37 | Jermaine Love | MLB | 5-11 | 226 | So. | Garland, Texas (North Garland HS)
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| 38 | Elston Forte | WLB | 6-0 | 219 | Sr. | Little Rock, Ark. (Mills HS)
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| 39 | Matt Harris | FS | 6-2 | 192 | Jr. | Richardson, Texas (Pearce HS)
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| 40 | Josh Minde | MLB | 6-0 | 223 | RFr. | Richardson , Texas (Richardson)
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| 41 | Ryan Powers | WLB | 6-1 | 207 | So. | Athens, Ala. (Tanner HS)
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| 42 | Chip Gregory | TB | 6-3 | 218 | So. | Allen, Texas (American Heritage Academy)
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| 44 | Freddie Fairchild | SLB | 6-3 | 210 | Jr. | Little Rock, Ark. (Central HS / Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy)
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| 45 | D.J. Williams | TE | 6-2 | 250 | So. | Little Rock, Ark. (Central Arkansas Christian)
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| 46 | Freddy Burton | SLB | 6-2 | 221 | So. | Morrilton, Ark. (Morrilton)
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| 47 | Wendel Davis | MLB | 6-1 | 224 | Jr. | Sweeny, Texas (Sweeny)
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| 50 | Jeremy Davis | P | 5-9 | 206 | Sr. | Fort Smith, Ark. (Southside HS)
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| 51 | Rhett Richardson | SNP | 6-1 | 216 | So. | Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall)
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| 52 | Robert Salinas | SLB | 6-1 | 239 | Jr. | La Joya, Texas (La Joya / Wabash College)
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| 53 | Adrian Davis | DE | 6-4 | 238 | Jr. | Rosenberg, Texas (Terry HS)
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| 54 | Jake Bequette | DE | 6-5 | 265 | RFr. | Little Rock, Ark. (Catholic HS)
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| 57 | Donnell Sanders | DE | 6-3 | 238 | So. | College Park, Ga. (North Clayton HS)
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| 58 | Damario Ambrose | DE | 6-5 | 253 | So. | Mobile, Ala. (Davidson HS)
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| 59 | Van Stumon | DT | 6-2 | 277 | So. | North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock)
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| 60 | Seth Oxner | C | 6-4 | 300 | RFr. | Monticello, Ark. (Monticello)
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| 62 | Michael Aguirre | OT | 6-6 | 315 | Jr. | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cypress Bay HS)
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| 63 | Jonathan Luigs | C | 6-4 | 314 | Sr. | Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Academy)
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| 65 | DeMarcus Love | OG | 6-5 | 302 | So. | Lancaster, Texas (Carter HS)
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| 66 | Mitch Petrus | OG | 6-4 | 305 | Sr. | Carlisle, Ark. (Carlisle)
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| 71 | Wade Grayson | OG | 6-4 | 292 | So. | Harrison, Ark. (Harrison)
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| 72 | Grant Cook | OT | 6-6 | 320 | RFr. | Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro)
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| 73 | Ray Dominguez | OT | 6-4 | 315 | So. | Bainbridge, Ga. (Bainbridge)
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| 74 | Kareem Crowell | OG | 6-4 | 333 | RFr. | Tallahassee, Fla. (Godby HS / Hargrave [Va.] Military Academy)
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| 78 | Jose Valdez | OT | 6-5 | 313 | Sr. | St. Francis Wis. (St. Francis)
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| 79 | Grant Freeman | OT | 6-7 | 277 | RFr. | Paris, Ark. (Paris)
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| 81 | Marques Wade | WR | 6-3 | 192 | So. | Ellenwood, Ga. (Martin Luther King HS)
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| 82 | Andrew Davie | TE | 6-5 | 266 | Jr. | Little Rock, Ark. (Central Arkansas Christian HS)
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| 83 | Lance Thompson | TE | 6-4 | 227 | Sr. | Searcy, Ark. (Searcy)
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| 84 | Crosby Tuck | WR | 6-1 | 188 | RFr. | Springdale, Ark. (Shiloh Christian)
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| 86 | Ben Cleveland | TE | 6-4 | 252 | So. | Springdale, Ark. (Springdale)
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| 87 | John Aaron Rees | WR | 6-0 | 207 | Sr. | Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Academy)
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| 88 | Lucas Miller | WR | 6-3 | 201 | Jr. | Huntington, Ark. (Greenwood HS)
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| 89 | Joe Chaisson | WR | 6-3 | 184 | RFr. | Beaumont, Texas (West Brook HS)
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| 90 | Ernest Mitchell | DT | 6-2 | 305 | Sr. | Newnan, Ga. (Newnan)
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| 92 | Brandon Lampkin | DT | 6-5 | 260 | RFr. | Tucker, Ga. (Tucker)
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| 93 | Marcus Shavers | DT | 6-3 | 280 | Sr. | Lucas Texas (Allen HS)
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| 95 | Patrick Jones | DT | 6-2 | 297 | So. | Hampton, Ga. (Lovejoy HS)
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| 96 | Malcolm Sheppard | DT | 6-3 | 277 | Jr. | Bainbridge, Ga. (Bainbridge)
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| 97 | Antwain Robinson | DE | 6-2 | 258 | Sr. | Little Rock Ark. (Central HS)
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| 98 | Cord Gray | DT | 6-1 | 305 | Sr. | Wynne, Ark. (Wynne)
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| | Stephen Barnett | SS | 6-1 | 209 | So. | Siloam Springs, Ark. (Arkansas Tech) (Siloam Springs)
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| | Clay Bemberg | C | 6-3 | 280 | So. | Little Rock, Ark. (Central HS)
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| | Chris Berezansky | DE | 6-1 | 245 | Jr. | Hillsborough, N.J. (Hillsborough)
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| | Evan Bettis | SS | 5-9 | 180 | So. | Little Rock, Ark. (Episcopal Collegiate School)
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| | Nigel Chandler | WR | 5-9 | 168 | So. | Houston, Texas (Booker T. Washington HS)
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| | John Michael Davis | FS | 5-10 | 178 | Fr. | Fayetteville, Ark. (Fayetteville)
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| | John Durmon | FB | 5-11 | 217 | Jr. | Warren, Ark. (Warren / Arkansas Tech)
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| | Aaron Fenton | WLB | 6-1 | 216 | So. | Plano, Texas (Plano)
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| | Darrell Glasper | CB | 5-8 | 180 | So. | Baton Rouge, La. (Redemptorist HS / LSU)
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| | Shay Haddock | K | 5-9 | 185 | So. | Arlington, Texas (TCU) (Arlington)
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| | Jim Hart | OT | 6-5 | 318 | So. | Pocahontas, Ark. (Pocahontas)
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| | Derrell Hartwick | SNP | 5-9 | 168 | RFr. | North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock)
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| | Joseph Henry | TE | 6-3 | 232 | Jr. | Conway, Ark. (Little Rock Central HS)
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| | Taylor Huskisson | FB/TB | 6-0 | 215 | RFr. | Wichita Falls, Texas (Wichita Falls)
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| | Ryan Mallett | QB | 6-6 | 255 | So. | Texarkana, Texas (Michigan) (Texas HS)
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| | Alex Mortensen | QB | 6-2 | 220 | RJr. | Fairburn, Ga. (Landmark Christian HS / Samford)
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| | Shod Neely | CB | 5-10 | 180 | RFr. | Sherwood, Ark. (Sylvan Hills HS)
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| | Barrett Reynolds | SNP | 6-1 | 232 | So. | Plano, Texas (Plano West HS)
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| | Mitchell Smith | P | 5-11 | 225 | Jr. | Bentonville, Ark. (Bentonville)
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| | Cody Standridge | OG | 6-3 | 287 | So. | Mount Ida, Ark. (Mount Ida)
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| | Austin Tucker | WR | 6-1 | 201 | RFr. | Springdale, Ark. (Shiloh Christian)
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| | Cody Williams | K | 6-1 | 215 | RFr. | Bryant, Texas (Bryant)
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| | Landon Williams | TB | 5-10 | 172 | Fr. | Ashdown, Ark. (Ashdown)
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