2017 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Arkansas Razorbacks logo
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record4–8 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Enos (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPaul Rhoads (1st; 2nd overall season)
Base defense3–4
Captain
Home stadiumDonald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
(Capacity: 72,000)
War Memorial Stadium (Alternate)
(Capacity: 54,120)
2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^  7 –1   13 –2  
South Carolina  5 –3   9 –4  
Kentucky  4 –4   7 –6  
Missouri  4 –4   7 –6  
Florida  3 –5   4 –7  
Vanderbilt  1 –7   5 –7  
Tennessee  0 –8   4 –8  
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy  7 –1   10 –4  
No. 1 Alabama x#^  7 –1   13 –1  
No. 18 LSU  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 19 Mississippi State  4 –4   9 –4  
Texas A&M  4 –4   7 –6  
Ole Miss*  3 –5   6 –6  
Arkansas  1 –7   4 –8  
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Razorbacks played their home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with one home game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Arkansas played as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was captained by quarterback Austin Allen, defensive backs Santos Ramirez and Kevin Richardson II, and offensive lineman Frank Ragnow.[1] The Razorbacks were led by fifth-year head coach Bret Bielema.[2] Bielema was fired after the final game of the season.

Roster

2017 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Jared Cornelius Injured Sr
RB 2 Chase Hayden Fr
WR 3 Koilan Jackson Fr
QB 4 Ty Storey So
WR 5 Brandon Martin So
RB 6 T.J. Hammonds So
WR 7 Jonathan Nance Jr
QB 8 Austin Allen (C) Sr
WR 9 De'Vion Warren Fr
WR 10 Jordan Jones  Fr
QB 11 Daulton Hyatt Fr
WR 13 Deon Stewart So
WR 14 Maleek Barkley Fr
QB 14 Carson Proctor  Fr
QB 15 Cole Kelley  Fr
WR 16 La'Michael Pettway So
WR 17 Kofi Boateng  Fr
QB 18 Jack Lindsey  Fr
TE 18 Jeremy Patton Jr
WR 19 River Warnock Injured Jr
RB 21 Devwah Whaley So
RB 23 Maleek Williams Fr
RB 26 Justice Hobbs  Fr
RB 31 Connor McPherson Sr
FB 32 Hayden Johnson So
RB 33 David Williams Sr
FB 34 Kendrick Jackson Jr
TE 38 Blake Kern  Fr
TE 44 Austin Cantrell So
OL 50 Jake Raulerson Sr
OL 51 Hjalte Froholdt Jr
OL 55 Jake Heinrich  Fr
OL 57 Shane Clenin Fr
OL 60 Brian Wallace Jr
OL 61 Cooper Sone So
OL 62 Johnny Gibson Jr. Jr
OL 64 Audry Horn Fr
OL 66 Ty Clary Fr
OL 67 Tyler Hall  Fr
OL 68 Kirby Adcock Fr
OL 69 Dylan Hays  Fr
OL 71 Jackson Hannah Jr
OL 72 Frank Ragnow (C) Sr
OL 73 Deion Malone Jr
OL 74 Colton Jackson So
OL 75 Zach Rogers Jr
OL 76 Paul Ramirez Sr
OL 78 Dalton Wagner Injured Fr
OL 79 Jalen Merrick So
TE 80 Will Gragg So
WR 81 Jarrod Barnes Fr
WR 82 Gary Cross Jr
WR 83 De'Shawn Gulledge Fr
WR 84 Tyson Morris Fr
TE 85 Cheyenne O'Grady So
WR 86 Tobias Enlow  Fr
TE 87 Jack Kraus Jr
TE 89 Grayson Gunter So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1 Chevin Calloway Fr
DB 2 Kamren Curl Fr
DL 3 McTelvin Agim So
LB 4 Alexy Jean-Baptiste  Fr
DB 5 Henre' Toliver Sr
LB 6 Gabe Richardson So
DL 7 Briston Guidry  Fr
LB 8 De'Jon Harris So
DB 9 Santos Ramirez (C) Jr
LB 10 Randy Ramsey Jr
DB 11 Ryan Pulley Jr
DB 13 Nate Dalton So
DB 14 Britto Tutt So
DB 15 Korey Hernandez Fr
LB 19 Giovanni LaFrance  Fr
DB 20 De'Andre Coley Sr
DB 21 Montaric Brown Fr
DB 22 Deon Edwards  Fr
LB 23 Dre Greenlaw Jr
DB 24 Jarques McClellion Fr
DB 25 Micahh Smith  Fr
DB 26 Ryder Lucas Jr
LB 27 Hayden Henry Fr
DB 28 Josh Liddell Sr
LB 29 Derrick Munson Fr
DB 30 Kevin Richardson II (C) Sr
LB 31 Grant Morgan  Fr
DB 32 Jordon Curtis Fr
LB 33 Dee Walker  Fr
LB 34 Tyler Phillips So
LB 35 Dwayne Eugene Jr. Sr
DB 38 Reid Miller Jr
DB 39 Byron Keaton So
LB 39 Tyler Pennington Fr
LB 40 Kyrei Fisher Fr
DL 41 Austin Capps So
DL 42 Jonathan Marshall  Fr
LB 44 Josh Paul Fr
LB 45 Josh Harris Injured Jr
LB 46 Damani Carter So
DL 52 T.J. Smith So
LB 53 Ben Brasuell  Fr
LB 54 Terrell Collins So
DL 71 David Porter Fr
DL 78 Bijhon Jackson Sr
LB 86 Jamario Bell So
DL 90 Armon Watts Jr
DL 91 Michael Taylor II Jr
DL 95 Jake Hall Jr
LB 96 Karl Roesler Sr
DL 97 Brandon DePrato  Fr
DL 99 Elias Hale  Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 9 Cole Hedlund Jr
P 18 Blake Johnson So
K 42 Connor Limpert So
LS 43 George Madden So
LS 48 Jordan Silver Fr
LS 49 Robert Decker Sr
P 92 Blake Mazza Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 12, 2017

Schedule

The Razorbacks' 2017 schedule consists of 7 home games, 4 away games, and 1 neutral game in the regular season. The Razorbacks hosted SEC foes Auburn, Mississippi State, and Missouri, and traveled to South Carolina, Alabama, Ole Miss, and LSU. Arkansas played against Texas A&M in Arlington, Texas for the fourth year in a row.

Arkansas hosted all four of its non–conference games; against Florida A&M from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (in Little Rock), TCU from the Big 12 Conference, New Mexico State from the Sun Belt Conference, and Coastal Carolina (for homecoming),[3] also from the Sun Belt.

The Razorbacks opened their season on a Thursday night for the first time since 2001.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Florida A&M*
SECNW 49–736,055
September 92:30 p.m.No. 23 TCU*
CBSL 7–2873,668
September 2311:00 a.m.vs. Texas A&M
ESPNL 43–50 OT64,668
September 3011:00 a.m.New Mexico State*
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
SECNW 42–2470,727
October 73:00 p.m.at South Carolina
SECNL 22–4879,416
October 146:15 p.m.at No. 1 Alabama
ESPNL 9–41101,821
October 216:30 p.m.No. 21 Auburn
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
SECNL 20–5271,961
October 2811:00 a.m.at Ole Miss
SECNW 38–3755,684
November 43:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina*dagger
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
SECNW 39–3861,476
November 1111:00 a.m.at No. 24 LSU
ESPNL 10–3398,546
November 1811:00 a.m.No. 16 Mississippi State
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
CBSL 21–2864,153
November 241:30 p.m.Missouri
CBSL 45–4864,529
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[4]

Game summaries

Florida A&M

Florida A&M Rattlers at Arkansas Razorbacks
Period 1 2 34Total
Rattlers 0 0 077
Razorbacks 7 14 141449

at War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas

StatisticsFAMU ARK
First downs926
Total yards175415
Rushes–yards31–8045–236
Passing yards95179
Passing: Comp–Att–Int16–22–114–29–1
Time of possession25:3034:30
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Florida A&MPassingVince Jeffries14/27, 95 yds, 1 TD
RushingRicky Henrilus11 car, 30 yds
ReceivingBrandon Norwood6 rec, 54 yds, 1 TD
ArkansasPassingAustin Allen14/19, 135 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingChase Hayden14 car, 120 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingJonathan Nance3 rec, 25 yds

No. 23 TCU

No. 23 TCU Horned Frogs at Arkansas Razorbacks
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Horned Frogs 7 7 01428
Razorbacks 7 0 007

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

StatisticsTCU ARK
First downs2413
Total yards361267
Rushes–yards42–19531–129
Passing yards166138
Passing: Comp–Att–Int21–31–19–23–0
Time of possession33:5226:08
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TCUPassingKenny Hill21/31, 166 yds, 1 INT
RushingDarius Anderson15 car, 106 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingDesmon White5 rec, 33 yds
ArkansasPassingAustin Allen9/23, 138 yds, 1 TD
RushingDavid Williams10 car, 65 yds
ReceivingJonathan Nance3 rec, 75 yds, 1 TD

vs Texas A&M

Arkansas Razorbacks vs Texas A&M Aggies (74th Southwest Classic)
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Razorbacks 7 14 715043
Aggies 7 10 719750

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas

StatisticsA&M ARK
First downs2021
Total yards501457
Rushes–yards42–28545–226
Passing yards216231
Passing: Comp–Att–Int14–27–113–27–1
Time of possession27:4332:17
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Texas A&MPassingKellen Mond14/27, 216 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingKellen Mond10 car, 116 yds
ReceivingChristian Kirk5 rec, 110 yds, 2 TD
ArkansasPassingAustin Allen12/25, 229 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingChase Hayden13 car, 77 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingJonathan Nance3 rec, 100 yds, 1 TD

New Mexico State

New Mexico State Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks
Period 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 10 7724
Razorbacks 14 14 7742

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: September 30, 2017
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CT
  • Game weather: Scattered clouds • Temp: 70°F • Wind: E 4 mph
  • Game attendance: 70,727
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Olivia Harlan (sideline)
  • ESPN Box Score • UofA Box Score
StatisticsNMSU ARK
First downs1829
Total yards355494
Rushes–yards14–1151–230
Passing yards344264
Passing: Comp–Att–Int23–38–119–26–1
Time of possession18:2541:35
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
New Mexico StatePassingTyler Rogers23/38, 344 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingLarry Rose III8 car, 25 yds
ReceivingJaleel Scott9 rec, 174 yds, 1 TD
ArkansasPassingAustin Allen19/26, 264 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
RushingDevwah Whaley19 car, 119 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingJordan Jones4 rec, 84 yds

At South Carolina

Arkansas Razorbacks at South Carolina Gamecocks
Period 1 2 34Total
Razorbacks 3 7 01222
Gamecocks 3 14 171448

at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: October 7, 2017
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CT
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy • Temp: 81°F • Wind: SW 2 mph
  • Game attendance: 79,416
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
  • UofA Box Score
StatisticsARK SC
First downs1919
Total yards330358
Rushes–yards32–10636–159
Passing yards224199
Passing: Comp–Att–Int20–37–216–31–0
Time of possession30:2529:35
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ArkansasPassingCole Kelley8/13, 140 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingDavid Williams7 car, 32 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingJonathan Nance8 rec, 116 yds, 1 TD
South CarolinaPassingJake Bentley16/31, 199 yds, 3 TD
RushingRico Dowdle11 car, 61 yds
ReceivingHayden Hurst2 rec, 76 yds, 1 TD

At No. 1 Alabama

Arkansas Razorbacks at No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide
Period 1 2 34Total
Razorbacks 0 0 369
No. 1 Crimson Tide 17 7 71041

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

StatisticsARK BAMA
First downs1523
Total yards227496
Rushes–yards29–2743–308
Passing yards200188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int23–43–113–21–1
Time of possession29:3330:27
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ArkansasPassingCole Kelley23/42, 200 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingDevwah Whaley5 car, 18 yds
ReceivingJordan Jones4 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD
AlabamaPassingJalen Hurts12/19, 155 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingDamien Harris9 rec, 125 yds, 2 TD
ReceivingCalvin Ridley4 rec, 51 yds

No. 21 Auburn

No. 21 Auburn Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Tigers 10 7 28752
Razorbacks 3 3 7720

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: October 21, 2017
StatisticsAUB ARK
First downs2619
Total yards629334
Rushes–yards47–34542–171
Passing yards284163
Passing: Comp–Att–Int21–30–115–26–0
Time of possession31:1028:50
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
AuburnPassingJarrett Stidham19/28, 218 yds, 1 INT
RushingKamryn Pettway11 car, 90 yds, 3 TD
ReceivingDarius Slayton4 rec, 146 yds, 1 TD
ArkansasPassingCole Kelley15/26, 163 yds
RushingDavid Williams14 car, 86 yds
ReceivingJordan Jones2 rec, 33 yds

At Ole Miss

Arkansas Razorbacks at Ole Miss Rebels
Period 1 2 34Total
Razorbacks 7 14 71038
Rebels 21 10 0637

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi

  • Date: October 28, 2017
StatisticsARK MISS
First downs2722
Total yards449566
Rushes–yards53–26029–198
Passing yards189368
Passing: Comp–Att–Int19–30–120–30–1
Time of possession40:2719:33
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ArkansasPassingCole Kelley19/30, 189 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
RushingT.J. Hammonds11 car, 84 yds
ReceivingDeon Stewart4 rec, 49 yds, 1 TD
Ole MissPassingJordan Ta'amu20/30, 368 yds, 1 INT
RushingJordan Wilkins16 car, 118 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingD.K. Metcalf4 rec, 107 yds

Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Arkansas Razorbacks (Homecoming 2017)
Period 1 2 34Total
Chanticleers 7 7 17738
Razorbacks 7 10 81439

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: November 4, 2017
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 61,476
  • TV: SECN
StatisticsCCAR ARK
First downs2121
Total yards359523
Rushes–yards38–13135–259
Passing yards228264
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15–28–016–25–0
Time of possession31:0228:58
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Coastal CarolinaPassingKilton Anderson6/17, 115 yds, 2 TD
RushingJacqez Hairston9 car, 45 yds
ReceivingChris Jones4 rec, 106 yds, 1 TD
ArkansasPassingCole Kelley16/25, 264 yds, 1 TD
RushingT.J. Hammonds7 car, 119 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingJonathan Nance2 rec, 61 yds

At LSU

Arkansas Razorbacks at LSU Tigers (63rd Battle for the Golden Boot)
Period 1 2 34Total
Razorbacks 0 7 3010
Tigers 7 0 121433

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Date: November 11, 2017
StatisticsARK LSU
First downs1721
Total yards318415
Rushes–yards34–14239–198
Passing yards176217
Passing: Comp–Att–Int16–33–111–16–0
Time of possession31:0628:54
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ArkansasPassingAustin Allen13/23, 140 yds
RushingDavid Williams13 car, 81 yds
ReceivingWill Gragg3 rec, 47 yds
LSUPassingDanny Etling11/16, 217 yds, 2 TD
RushingDerrius Guice21 car, 147 yds, 3 TD
ReceivingD.J. Chark4 rec, 130 yds, 2 TD

No. 17 Mississippi State

No. 17 Mississippi State Bulldogs at Arkansas Razorbacks
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Bulldogs 0 14 01428
Razorbacks 14 0 7021

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: November 18, 2017
StatisticsMSST ARK
First downs1912
Total yards348221
Rushes–yards48–19534–97
Passing yards153124
Passing: Comp–Att–Int12–23–012–18–0
Time of possession33:3126:29
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Mississippi StatePassingNick Fitzgerald12/23, 153 yds, 2 TD
RushingNick Fitzgerald22 car, 101 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingReginald Todd3 rec, 50 yds, 1 TD
ArkansasPassingAustin Allen12/18, 124 yds
RushingDavid Williams8 car, 75 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingDeon Stewart2 rec, 39 yds

Missouri

Missouri Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks (9th Battle Line Rivalry)
Period 1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 24 71048
Razorbacks 21 7 71045

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

StatisticsMO ARK
First downs3519
Total yards696446
Rushes–yards60–24831–133
Passing yards448313
Passing: Comp–Att–Int25–42–214–30–1
Time of possession33:2126:39
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MissouriPassingDrew Lock25/42, 448 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT
RushingIsh Witter39 car, 170 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingJ'Mon Moore10 rec, 160 yds, 1 TD
ArkansasPassingAustin Allen14/29, 313 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingDavid Williams11 car, 75 yds, 2 TD
ReceivingJordan Jones2 rec, 122 yds, 1 TD

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP————————————————
CoachesRVRV—RV—RV——————————
CFPNot released——————Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
120Frank RagnowCDetroit Lions
7226David WilliamsRBDenver Broncos

References

  1. ↑ Connell, Kevin (April 29, 2017). "Arkansas names team captains for 2017 football season". gridironnow.com. Gridiron Now. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Bret Bielema". arkansasrazorbacks.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ Pierson, Patrick (February 22, 2017). "2017 Football Special Event Dates Announced". arkansasrazorbacks.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "2017 Arkansas Razorbacks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
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