1995 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1995 Arkansas Razorbacks football
1995 Arkansas Razorbacks football
SEC Western Division champion
SEC Championship Game, L 3–34 vs. Florida
Carquest Bowl, L 10–20 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Record	8–5 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Danny Ford (3rd season);
Defensive coordinator	Joe Lee Dunn (1st season)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium; War Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

The 1995 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Danny Ford, the Razorbacks compiled an overall record of 8–5, with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, and finished first in the SEC Western Division.^[1]^[2]

1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Tennessee	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Georgia	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Western Division
Arkansas x	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	5	–	0
No. 21 Alabama	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 22 Auburn	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
LSU	4	–	3	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 season was a season of firsts for Arkansas. It saw the Razorbacks beat Alabama, Memphis St, Auburn, and Mississippi St for the first time in school history, as well as winning a game played in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee (vs Ole Miss). 1995 was also the first time that Arkansas won the SEC West Division championship. Sophomore running back Madre Hill broke the Arkansas single season rushing yards record (1,387), and the single game rushing touchdown record (6 vs South Carolina). Hill was named 1st team All-SEC, along with senior defensive end Steve Conley, who tied the Arkansas single season sacks record (14). Senior QB Barry Lunney Jr. ended his career as Arkansas' career leader in pass attempts, pass completions, and passing yards. All of his records have since been broken by various Arkansas quarterbacks. Lunney also started 40 career games for the Hogs.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at SMU*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		L 14–17	29,107	^[3]
September 9	2:00 p.m.	South Carolina		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 51–21	46,821	^[4]
September 16	11:30 a.m.	at No. 13 Alabama		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	JPS	W 20–19	70,123	^[5]
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Memphis*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 27–20	54,418	^[6]
September 30	1:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 23	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 35–7	25,981	^[7]
October 7	2:00 p.m.	No. 10 Tennessee	No. 18	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	PPV	L 31–49	52,728	^[8]
October 14	1:00 p.m.	vs. Ole Miss		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		W 13–6	29,104	^[9]
October 28	6:30 p.m.	No. 11 Auburn		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	ESPN	W 30–28	55,630	^[10]
November 4	11:30 a.m.	Mississippi State	No. 18	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	JPS	W 26–21	52,787	^[11]
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Southwestern Louisiana*	No. 15	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 24–13	44,567	^[12]
November 18	2:30 p.m.	at LSU	No. 14	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	L 0–28	66,548	^[13]
December 2	6:30 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Florida	No. 23	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	ABC	L 3–34	71,325	^[14]
December 30	6:30 p.m.	vs. North Carolina*	No. 24	Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Carquest Bowl)	TBS	L 10–20	34,428	^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1995 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`7`	Barry Lunney (C)	Sr
RB	`34`	Madre Hill	So
WR	`80`	Anthony Lucas	Fr
WR	`1`	J.J. Meadors	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`94`	Steven Conley	Sr
MLB	`44`	Mark Smith	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Danny Ford

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Joe Lee Dunn

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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