American college football season
The 2011 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represents the University of Arkansas in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Razorbacks were led by fourth year head coach Bobby Petrino and played five home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium and two at War Memorial Stadium . They are a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season with 11–2 overall record, 6–2 in SEC West Division play, finishing in 3rd place with losses to LSU and Alabama . They were invited to the 2012 Cotton Bowl Classic and defeated Kansas State 29–16. The win capped off only the third 11-win season in Arkansas' 119-year football history. They also finished fifth in the final AP Poll—their highest national ranking since finishing third in 1977 . Tyler Wilson became the first Arkansas QB to be voted 1st Team All-SEC.
Schedule [ ]
[1]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:00 pm Missouri State * No. 15 PPV W 51–770,607
September 10 6:00 pm New Mexico * No. 14 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR ESPNU W 52–352,606
September 17 6:30 pm Troy * No. 14 Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR CSS W 38–2869,861
September 24 2:30 pm at No. 3 Alabama No. 14 CBS L 14–38101,821
October 1 11:00 am vs. No. 14 Texas A&M * No. 18 ESPN W 42–3869,838
October 8 6:00 pm No. 15 Auburn No. 10 Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR ESPN W 38–1474,191
October 22 11:21 am at Ole Miss No. 10 SECN W 29–2457,951
October 29 11:21 am at Vanderbilt No. 8 Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN W 31–2833,247
November 5 6:15 pm No. 10 South Carolina No. 8 Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR ESPN W 44–2873,804
November 12 5:00 pm Tennessee No. 8 Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR ESPN2 W 49–772,103
November 19 2:30 pm Mississippi State No. 6 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR CBS W 44–1755,761
November 25 1:30 pm at No. 1 LSU No. 3 CBS L 17–4193,108
January 6 7:00 pm vs. No. 11 Kansas State * No. 7 FOX W 29–1680,956
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Personnel [ ]
Coaching staff [ ]
2011 Arkansas Razorbacks coaching staff
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
Defensive Coaches
Defensive Coordinator/Secondary – Willy Robinson
Linebackers –
Defensive tackles –
Defensive Ends –
Graduate Assistant –
Special Teams
Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers – John L. Smith
Administrative Staff
Athletic Director (AD) – Jeff Long
Director of High School Relations – Kevin Peoples
Director of On-Campus Recruiting/Eligibility Coordinator – Dann Kabala
Director of Football Operations – Mark Robinson
Strength and Conditioning – Jason Veltkamp
Roster [ ]
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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
15
14
14
14
18
10
10
10
8
8
8
6
3
6
7
5
Coaches
14
13
13
12
18
12
11
10
8
8
8
6
3
10
7
5
Harris
Not released
11
10
9
8
8
6
3
9
7
Not released
BCS
Not released
9
10
7
8
6
3
8
6
Not released
Game summaries [ ]
Missouri State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Missouri State
0
0 7 0
7
• Arkansas
20
10 14 7
51
Scoring summary 1 10:32 ARK Jarius Wright 33-yard pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick)ARK 7–0
1 7:52 ARK Joe Adams 61-yard punt return (kick failed)ARK 13–0
1 0:51 ARK Kody Walker 1-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 20–0
2 5:01 ARK Chris Gragg 3-yard pass from Brandon Mitchell (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 27–0
2 0:14 ARK Zach Hocker 32-yard field goal ARK 30–0
3 6:17 ARK Jarius Wright 29-yard pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 37–0
3 4:15 ARK Joe Adams 69-yard punt return (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 44–0
3 0:45 MSU Jermain Saffold 33-yard pass from Kierra Harris (Austin Witmer kick) ARK 44–7
4 12:20 ARK Kody Walker 1-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 51–7
[3]
New Mexico [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
New Mexico
3
0 0 0
3
• Arkansas
14
17 7 14
52
Date: September 10Location: War Memorial Stadium , Little Rock, Arkansas Game start: 7:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 81, Partly Cloudy
Scoring summary 1 13:03 ARK Jarius Wright 12-yard pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick)ARK 7–0
1 4:57 NM James Aho 47-yard field goal ARK 7–3
1 4:42 ARK Marquel Wade 85-yard kickoff return (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 14–3
2 5:38 ARK Zach Hocker 24-yard field goal ARK 17–3
2 2:14 ARK Kody Walker 1-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 24–3
2 0:17 ARK Tyler Wilson 7-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 31–3
3 9:42 ARK Kody Walker 1-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 38–3
4 12:00 ARK Cobi Hamilton 54-yard pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 45–3
4 4:28 ARK Brandon Mitchell 14-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 52–3
[4]
Troy [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Troy
0
7 14 7
28
• Arkansas
14
10 7 7
38
Scoring summary 1 13:09 ARK Ronnie Wingo Jr. 22-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 7–0
1 6:00 ARK Ronnie Wingo Jr. 21-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 14–0
2 13:56 ARK Kody Walker 3-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 21–0
2 6:41 ARK Zach Hocker 22-yard field goal ARK 24–0
2 0:07 TROY Eric Thomas 3-yard pass from Corey Robinson (Michael Taylor kick) ARK 24–7
3 7:28 ARK Ronnie Wingo Jr. 6-yard pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 31–7
3 6:40 TROY Justin Albert 32-yard pass from Corey Robinson (Michael Taylor kick) ARK 31–14
3 6:12 TROY LaDarrius Madden 53-yard interception return (Michael Taylor kick) ARK 31–21
4 14:09 ARK Joe Adams 56-yard pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick)ARK 38–21
4 0:28 TROY Eric Thomas 24-yard pass from Corey Robinson (Michael Taylor kick) ARK 38–28
[5]
Alabama [ ]
See also: 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
1
2 3 4 Total
Arkansas
7
0 7 0
14
• Alabama
7
10 21 0
38
The Arkansas offense in the huddle during their game against Alabama.
Texas A&M [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M
14
21 0 3
38
• Arkansas
7
10 10 15
42
Date: October 1Location: Cowboys Stadium , Arlington, Texas Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather: IndoorsTelevision network: ESPN
Scoring summary 1 12:48 A&M Christine Michael 48-yard run (Randy Bullock kick) A&M 7–0
1 8:45 A&M Christine Michael 4-yard run (Randy Bullock kick) A&M 14–0
1 2:26 ARK Jarius Wright 68-yard pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick)A&M 14–7
2 10:53 A&M Cyrus Gray 1-yard run (Randy Bullock kick) A&M 21–7
2 9:09 ARK Broderick Green 1-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) A&M 21–14
2 7:05 A&M Christine Michael 29-yard run (Randy Bullock kick) A&M 28–14
2 3:05 ARK Zach Hocker 26-yard field goal A&M 28–17
2 0:09 A&M Cyrus Gray 4-yard run (Randy Bullock kick) A&M 35–17
3 11:44 ARK Zach Hocker 32-yard field goal A&M 35–20
3 7:29 ARK Ronnie Wingo Jr. 13-yard pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick) A&M 35–27
4 11:00 ARK Jarius Wright recovered fumble in end zone (Tyler Wilson run) Tied 35–35
4 4:22 A&M Randy Bullock 23-yard field goal A&M 38–35
4 1:41 ARK Broderick Green 3-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 42–38
[6]
On September 25, 2011 (six days prior to the game) Texas A&M announced that it would once again become conference mates with Arkansas, by joining the Southeastern Conference as a full member beginning in 2012.
Near the end of the game, Arkansas fans acknowledged A&M's announcement by appearing on the Cowboys Stadium jumbotron with a large sign saying "Welcome to the SEC".
Auburn [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Auburn
14
0 0 0
14
• Arkansas
7
14 7 10
38
Scoring summary 1 9:56 AUB Michael Dyer 55-yard run (Cody Parkey kick)AUB 7–0
1 6:53 ARK Broderick Green 6-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) Tied 7–7
1 0:02 AUB Kiehl Frazier 7-yard run (Cody Parkey kick) AUB 14–7
2 9:36 ARK Tyler Wilson 1-yard run (Zach Hocker kick)Tied 14–14
2 4:23 ARK Jarius Wright 5-yard pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick)ARK 21–14
3 7:43 ARK Joe Adams 92-yard run (Zach Hocker kick)ARK 28–14
4 12:10 ARK Zach Hocker 36-yard field goal ARK 31–14
4 5:50 ARK Dennis Johnson 18-yard pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 38–14
[7]
Ole Miss [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Arkansas
0
7 19 3
29
Ole Miss
3
14 0 7
24
Scoring summary 1 3:43 MISS Bryson Rose 43-yard field goal MISS 3–0
2 14:50 MISS Donte Moncrief 31-yard pass from Randall Mackey (Bryson Rose kick)MISS 10–0
2 6:42 MISS Randall Mackey 3-yard run (Bryson Rose kick) MISS 17–0
2 5:11 ARK Dennis Johnson 52-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) MISS 17–7
3 11:55 ARK Zach Hocker 33-yard field goal MISS 17–10
3 6:48 ARK Tyler Wilson 1-yard run (Zach Hocker kick)Tied 17–17
3 3:22 ARK Tyler Wilson 1-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 24–17
3 0:14 ARK Safety, Jeff Scott tackled by Jerry Franklin in end zone ARK 26–17
4 11:31 ARK Zach Hocker 23-yard field goal ARK 29–17
4 1:23 MISS Donte Moncrief 4-yard pass from Randall Mackey (Bryson Rose kick) ARK 29–24
[8]
Vanderbilt [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Arkansas
7
7 6 11
31
Vanderbilt
7
14 7 0
28
Date: October 29Location: Vanderbilt Stadium , Nashville, Tennessee Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 40, ClearTelevision network: SEC Network
Scoring summary 1 9:24 VAN Jordan Matthews 21-yard pass from Jordan Rodgers (Carey Spear kick) VAN 7–0
1 4:02 ARK Brandon Mitchell 4-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) Tied 7–7
2 13:03 VAN Jordan Rodgers 19-yard run (Carey Spear kick) VAN 14–7
2 1:39 VAN Jordan Rodgers 3-yard run (Carey Spear kick) VAN 21–7
2 0:05 ARK Jarius Wright 11-yard pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick) VAN 21–14
3 11:39 ARK Zach Hocker 36-yard field goal VAN 21–17
3 1:39 VAN Jordan Rodgers 3-yard run (Carey Spear kick) VAN 28–17
3 1:05 ARK Zach Hocker 50-yard field goal VAN 28–20
4 13:25 ARK Jerry Franklin 94-yard fumble return (Tyler Wilson to Jarius Wright pass) Tied 28–28
4 6:53 ARK Zach Hocker 42-yard field goal ARK 31–28
[9]
South Carolina [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
South Carolina
7
7 7 7
28
• Arkansas
10
14 6 14
44
Date: November 5Location: Razorback Stadium , Fayetteville, Arkansas Game start: 7:15 p.m. EST Game weather: 54, ScatteredTelevision network: ESPN
Scoring summary 1 11:33 ARK Zach Hocker 44-yard field goal ARK 3–0
1 2:28 SCAR Brandon Wilds 4-yard run (Jay Wooten kick)SCAR 7–3
1 2:13 ARK Dennis Johnson 98-yard kickoff return (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 10–7
2 13:04 SCAR Devin Taylor 48-yard interception return (Jay Wooten kick) SCAR 14–10
2 12:49 ARK Jarius Wright 68-yard pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 17–14
2 4:11 ARK Jarius Wright 16-yard pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 24–14
3 10:50 SCAR Connor Shaw 9-yard run (Jay Wooten kick)ARK 24–21
3 7:47 ARK Zach Hocker 21-yard field goal ARK 27–21
3 1:17 ARK Zach Hocker 25-yard field goal ARK 30–21
4 10:30 SCAR Connor Shaw 1-yard run (Jay Wooten kick) ARK 30–28
4 8:09 ARK Ronnie Wingo Jr. 4-yard run (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 37–28
4 4:07 ARK Broderick Green 1-yard run (Zach Hocker kick)
[10]
Tennessee [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Tennessee
0
7 0 0
7
• Arkansas
14
7 14 14
49
Date: November 12Location: Razorback Stadium , Fayetteville, Arkansas Game weather: 61, Partly Cloudy
Mississippi State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Mississippi State
3
7 0 7
17
• Arkansas
14
10 10 10
44
Date: November 19Location: War Memorial Stadium , Little Rock, Arkansas Game weather: 66, Cloudy
A day after the game, tight end Garrett Uekman was found dead in his dorm room of heart problems.
LSU [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Arkansas
0
14 3 0
17
• LSU
0
21 3 17
41
Date: November 25Location: Tiger Stadium , Baton Rouge, Louisiana Game weather: 75
Kansas State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Kansas State
0
9 7 0
16
• Arkansas
3
16 7 3
29
Date: January 6Location: Cowboys Stadium , Arlington, Texas Game weather: 72
Arkansas and Kansas State met for the first time in postseason and for the fifth time overall. The Razorbacks netted their first Cotton Bowl Classic win since 2000 . The 2012 Cotton Bowl was the only non-BCS bowl that featured two Top 10 opponents.
Notes [ ]
^ Uekman died during the season on November 11. Because he was on the roster for the team's first nine games, he is still listed on the roster.[2]
References [ ]
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