2012 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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.

2012 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
2012 record4–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
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)
2012 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No.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.Texas A&M  6 2     11 2  
Mississippi State  4 4     8 5  
Arkansas  2 6     4 8  
Auburn  0 8     3 9  
Ole Miss*  0 5     0 6  
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
    1. BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Arkansas
Alma Mater
John L. SmithHead Coach1Weber State Wildcats (1970)
Paul HaynesDefensive Coordinator, Secondary1Kent State (1992)
Paul PetrinoOffensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks1Carroll College (1988)
Tim HortonRunning Backs, Recruiting Coordinator5Arkansas (1990)
Kris CinkovichWide Receivers3Carroll College (1984)
Kevin PeoplesDefensive Line1Carroll College (1989)
Steve CaldwellSpecial Teams, Defensive ends3Arkansas State (1977)
Taver JohnsonLinebackers1Wittenberg (1994)
Reference:[1]

Recruits

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmNo. 22 (FCS) Jacksonville State*No. 10ARSN PPVW 49–2471,062
September 86:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe*No. 8ESPNUL 31–34 OT53,089
September 152:30 pmNo. 1 Alabama
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
CBSL 0–5274,617
September 226:00 pmRutgers*
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
ESPNUL 26–3572,543
September 2911:00 amat Texas A&MSECNL 10–5886,442
October 611:00 amat AuburnESPN2W 24–785,813
October 136:00 pmKentucky
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
SECRNW 49–767,153
October 2711:21 amOle Miss
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
SECNL 27–3055,378
November 311:21 amTulsa*
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
SECNW 19–1564,451
November 1011:00 amat No. 12 South CarolinaCBSL 20–3878,772
November 1711:21 amat Mississippi StateSECNL 14–4554,838
November 231:30 pmNo. 8 LSU
CBSL 13–2071,117
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  • Source: ArkansasRazorbacks.com: 2012 Arkansas football schedule[2]

Game summaries

No. 22 (FCS) Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 (FCS) Gamecocks 7 14 3 0 24
No. 10 Razorbacks 7 28 14 0 49

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4OT Total
Warhawks 7 0 7 146 34
No. 8 Razorbacks 7 14 7 03 31

No. 1 Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Crimson Tide 7 17 14 14 52
Razorbacks 0 0 0 0 0

Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 0 14 14 7 35
Razorbacks 10 0 3 13 26

at Texas A&M

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

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 7 0 7
Razorbacks 28 14 7 0 49

Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 0 21 3 6 30
Razorbacks 10 7 0 10 27

Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 0 12 3 0 15
Razorbacks 10 3 0 6 19

at No. 12 South Carolina

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

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

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Tigers 3 7 7 3 20
Razorbacks 0 0 10 3 13

Rankings

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. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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

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

References

  1. "Football – 2012 Coaches". arkansasrazorbacks.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  2. "2012 Arkansas football schedule". ArkansasRazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  3. Associated Press, Wisconsin Coach Headed to Arkansas, New York Times, December 4, 2012
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