1961 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
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Southwest Conference champions
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1962 Sugar Bowl, L 10–3 vs. Alabama
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
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| Coaches | #8 |
| AP | #9 |
| 1961 record | 8–3 (6–1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Frank Broyles (4th year) |
| Captain | John Childress |
| Captain | Harold Horton |
| Captain | George McKinney |
| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #3 Texas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Arkansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 Rice | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1961 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie with Texas for the SWC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 183 to 97.[1] The Razorbacks' only losses during the regular season came against Mississippi by a 16–0 score and to Texas by a 33–7 score. The team was ranked #9 in the final AP Poll and #8 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and went on to lose to the undefeated national champion Alabama Crimson Tide in the 1962 Sugar Bowl by a 10–3 score.[2]
Arkansas halfback Lance Alworth was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team player on the 1961 College Football All-America Team. He was also honored as a second-team All-American by the Associated Press and United Press International. Alworth was later inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||||
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| September 23, 1961 | at #9 Ole Miss* | Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry) | L 0–16 | ||||||
| September 30, 1961 | Tulsa* | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 6–0 | ||||||
| October 7, 1961 | TCU | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 28–3 | ||||||
| October 14, 1961 | at #9 Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | W 23–13 | ||||||
| October 21, 1961 | #3 Texas | #10 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry) | L 7–33 | |||||
| October 28, 1961 | Northwestern St.* | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 42–7 | ||||||
| November 4, 1961 | Texas A&M | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 15–8 | ||||||
| November 11, 1961 | at Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 10–0 | ||||||
| November 18, 1961 | at SMU | Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX | W 21–7 | ||||||
| November 25, 1961 | Texas Tech* | #9 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 28-0 | |||||
| January 1, 1962 | #1 Alabama* | #19 | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | L 3–10 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
