2012 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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2012 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Arkansas Razorbacks logo
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
2012 record4–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coachJohn L. Smith (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorPaul Petrino (3rd season)
Offensive schemePower spread
Defensive coordinatorPaul Haynes (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDonald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
(Capacity: 72,000)
War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 53,955)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 5т Georgia xy   7 1         12 2  
No. 9 Florida x%   7 1         11 2  
No. 8 South Carolina   6 2         11 2  
No. 23 Vanderbilt   5 3         9 4  
Missouri   2 6         5 7  
Tennessee   1 7         5 7  
Kentucky   0 8         2 10  
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#   7 1         13 1  
No. 14 LSU   6 2         10 3  
No. 5т Texas A&M   6 2         11 2  
Mississippi State   4 4         8 5  
Ole Miss   3 5         7 6  
Arkansas   2 6         4 8  
Auburn   0 8         3 9  
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Razorbacks played their home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville and War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. They were a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference.

Personnel[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Name Position Seasons at
Arkansas
Alma Mater
John L. Smith Head Coach 1 Weber State Wildcats (1970)
Paul Haynes Defensive Coordinator, Secondary 1 Kent State (1992)
Paul Petrino Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks 1 Carroll College (1988)
Tim Horton Running Backs, Recruiting Coordinator 5 Arkansas (1990)
Kris Cinkovich Wide Receivers 3 Carroll College (1984)
Kevin Peoples Defensive Line 1 Carroll College (1989)
Steve Caldwell Special Teams, Defensive ends 3 Arkansas State (1977)
Taver Johnson Linebackers 1 Wittenberg (1994)
Reference:[1]

Recruits[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 6:00 PM No. 22 (FCS) Jacksonville State* No. 10 Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR ARSN PPV W 49–24   71,062
September 8 6:00 PM Louisiana–Monroe* No. 8 War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR ESPNU L 31–34 OT  53,089
September 15 2:30 PM No. 1 Alabama Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR CBS L 0–52   74,617
September 22 6:00 PM Rutgers* Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR ESPNU L 26–35   72,543
September 29 11:00 AM at Texas A&M Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (rivalry) SECN L 10–58   86,442
October 6 11:00 AM at Auburn Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL ESPN2 W 24–7   85,813
October 13 6:00 PM Kentucky Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SECRN W 49–7   67,153
October 27 11:21 AM Ole Miss War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (rivalry) SECN L 27–30   55,378
November 3 11:21 AM Tulsa*dagger Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SECN W 19–15   64,451
November 10 11:00 AM at No. 12 South Carolina Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC CBS L 20–38   78,772
November 17 11:21 AM at Mississippi State Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS SECN L 14–45   54,838
November 23 1:30 PM No. 8 LSU Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Battle for the Golden Boot) CBS L 13–20   71,117
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
  • Source: ArkansasRazorbacks.com: 2012 Arkansas football schedule[2]

Game summaries[edit]

No. 22 (FCS) Jacksonville State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 (FCS) Gamecocks 7 14 3 0 24
No. 10 Razorbacks 7 28 14 0 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Louisiana–Monroe[edit]

1 2 3 4OT Total
Warhawks 7 0 7 146 34
No. 8 Razorbacks 7 14 7 03 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–0 September 11, 2010 W, 31–7

No. 1 Alabama[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Crimson Tide 7 17 14 14 52
Razorbacks 0 0 0 0 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–14 September 24, 2011 L, 14–38

Rutgers[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 0 14 14 7 35
Razorbacks 10 0 3 13 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Texas A&M[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 10 0 0 0 10
Aggies 7 20 17 14 58
Overall record Last meeting Result
41–24–3 October 1, 2011 W, 42–38

at Auburn[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 7 3 0 14 24
Tigers 0 0 7 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–10–1 October 8, 2011 W, 38–14

Kentucky[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 7 0 7
Razorbacks 28 14 7 0 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–4 October 18, 2008 L, 20–21

Ole Miss[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 0 21 3 6 30
Razorbacks 10 7 0 10 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–25–1 October 22, 2011 W, 29–24

Tulsa[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 0 12 3 0 15
Razorbacks 10 3 0 6 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
53–15–2 November 1, 2008 W, 30–23

at No. 12 South Carolina[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 0 10 3 7 20
No. 12 Gamecocks 7 14 17 0 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–7 November 5, 2011 W, 44–28

at Mississippi State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 7 7 0 0 14
Bulldogs 7 10 14 14 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–25–1 November 19, 2011 W, 44–17

No. 8 LSU[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Tigers 3 7 7 3 20
Razorbacks 0 0 10 3 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–35–2 November 25, 2011 L, 17–41

Rankings[edit]

The 2012 Razorbacks football team snaps the ball in War Memorial Stadium
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 10 8 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches' 10 10 21 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Harris Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released 
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

Notes[edit]

  • December 4, 2012 – Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema has accepted the vacant coaching position at Arkansas for next season.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football – 2012 Coaches". arkansasrazorbacks.com. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 Arkansas football schedule". ArkansasRazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  3. ^ Associated Press, Wisconsin Coach Headed to Arkansas, New York Times, December 4, 2012