1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record8–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Co-defensive coordinatorBobby Allen (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKeith Burns (2nd season)
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
(Capacity: 50,019)

War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 53,727)
1999 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 12 Florida x  7 –1   9 –4  
No. 9 Tennessee  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 16 Georgia  5 –3   8 –4  
Kentucky  4 –4   6 –6  
Vanderbilt  2 –6   5 –6  
South Carolina  0 –8   0 –11  
Western Division
No. 8 Alabama x$  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 13 Mississippi State  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 –4   8 –4  
No. 17 Arkansas  4 –4   8 –4  
Auburn  2 –6   5 –6  
LSU  1 –7   3 –8  
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]

Arkansas won the 2000 Cotton Bowl vs the Texas Longhorns on New Year's Day. It was the first college football game to kickoff in the 21st Century. It was also Arkansas' first bowl victory since the 1985 Holiday Bowl, and the Razorbacks first Cotton Bowl win since the 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic. Freshman running back Cedric Cobbs was named the Cotton Bowl offensive MVP, and senior defensive lineman D.J. Cooper was named the game's defensive MVP. Senior quarterback Clint Stoerner became the school's all-time leading passer in most passing categories. Stoerner also redeemed himself versus Tennessee, after fumbling away the ball late in the game in Knoxville in 1998. That fumble led to a Tennessee touchdown that won the game, 28–24. This season, Stoerner threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Anthony Lucas late in the fourth quarter versus the Volunteers in Fayetteville, leading Arkansas to a victory by the same score, 28–24. Razorback fans tore down the goal posts after the win, and carried them to Dickson Street in downtown Fayetteville in celebration. It is considered one of the most memorable games in Razorback football history.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:00 pmat SMU*No. 18
PPVW 26–051,019
September 186:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe*No. 15
W 44–655,382
September 252:30 pmat AlabamaNo. 14
CBSL 28–3583,818
October 212:30 pmat KentuckyNo. 20
PPVL 20–3162,606
October 96:00 pmMiddle Tennessee*
W 58–651,896
October 166:00 pmSouth Carolina
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 48–1455,123
October 3011:30 amAuburndagger
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
JPSW 34–1051,133
November 65:05 pmat No. 23 Ole Miss
ESPN2L 16–3850,928
November 1311:30 amNo. 3 Tennessee
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
JPSW 28–2452,815
November 208:00 pmNo. 12 Mississippi StateNo. 22
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
ESPN2W 14–955,491
November 261:30 pmat LSUNo. 17
CBSL 10–3577,160
January 110:15 amvs. No. 14 Texas*No. 24
FOXW 27–672,723
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Clint Stoerner Sr
OT 69 Bobbie Williams Sr
TE 85 Joe Dean Davenport Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 18 David Barrett Sr
FS 29 Kenoy Kennedy Sr
LB 53 Quenton Caver Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP221815151420——————2217242417
Coaches Poll2222*17151418————24—2422——19
BCSNot released———————Not released

1990–1999 statistical leaders

Passing

Year Player Com Att % Yards
1990 Quinn Grovey 120 235 51 1886
1991 Jason Allen 48 102 47 603
1992 Barry Lunney Jr. 91 189 48 1015
1993 Barry Lunney Jr. 104 202 51 1241
1994 Barry Lunney Jr. 101 183 55 1345
1995 Barry Lunney Jr. 180 292 62 2181
1996 Pete Burks 115 224 51 1390
1997 Clint Stoerner 173 357 48 2347
1998 Clint Stoerner 167 312 54 2629
1999 Clint Stoerner 177 317 56 2293

Rushing

Year Player Att Yards Avg
1990 E. D. Jackson 155 596 3.8
1991 E. D. Jackson 143 641 4.5
1992 E. D. Jackson 118 466 3.9
1993 Oscar Malone 89 555 6.2
1994 Oscar Malone 99 597 6.0
1995 Madre Hill 307 1387 4.5
1996 Oscar Malone 197 814 4.1
1997 Rod Stinson 111 413 3.7
1998 Chrys Chukwuma 149 870 5.8
1999 Cedric Cobbs 116 668 5.8

Receiving

Year Player Rec Yards YPC
1990 Derek Russell 43 897 20.9
1991 Ron Dickerson Jr. 25 372 14.9
1992 Kirk Botkin 33 257 7.8
1993 J. J. Meadors 28 429 15.3
1994 J. J. Meadors 43 613 14.3
1995 Anthony Eubanks 43 596 13.9
1996 Anthony Eubanks 51 809 15.9
1997 Anthony Eubanks 51 870 17.1
1998 Michael Williams * 44 560 12.7
1999 Anthony Lucas 37 822 22.2
Receiving leaders by receptions
  • In 1998, Anthony Lucas caught 43 passes for a school-record 1,004 yards receiving. He was the first player in school history to have over 1,000 yards receiving in a single season. His record has since been eclipsed three times (Jarius Wright in 2011, Cobi Hamilton in 2012, Treylon Burks in 2021).

References

  1. ↑ "1999 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results".


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