2013 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

2013 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southeastern Conference Western Division
2013 record	3–9 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach	Bret Bielema (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Chris Ash (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (Capacity: 72,000) War Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 53,955)

2013 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#5 Missouri x		7	–	1					12	–	2
#4 South Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
Georgia		5	–	3					8	–	5
#24 Vanderbilt		4	–	4					9	–	4
Florida		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tennessee		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8					2	–	10
Western Division
#2 Auburn xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
#7 Alabama x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
#14 LSU		5	–	3					10	–	3
#18 Texas A&M		4	–	4					9	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Ole Miss		3	–	5					8	–	5
Arkansas		0	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2013 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2013 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 played as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference.

Preseason

Bret Bielema was hired as Arkansas's head football coach on December 4, leaving the same position with the Wisconsin Badgers. The move surprised many, including Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez.^[2] It was announced Wisconsin defensive coordinator Chris Ash would take the same position at Arkansas on December 11.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:00 PM	Louisiana–Lafayette*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	SECRN	W 34–14	69,801
September 7	6:00 PM	Samford*	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	PPV	W 31–21	47,358
September 14	11:21 AM	Southern Miss*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	SECTV	W 24–3	63,067
September 21	2:30 PM	at Rutgers*	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	L 24–28	51,969
September 28	6:00 PM	#10 Texas A&M	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 33–45	72,613
October 5	6:00 PM	at #18 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	ESPN2	L 10–30	90,043
October 12	11:21 AM	#14 South Carolina	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	SECTV	L 7–52	66,302
October 19	6:00 PM	at #1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN	L 0–52	101,821
November 2	5:00 PM	#8 Auburn	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	L 17–35	66,835
November 9	11:21 AM	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	SECTV	L 24–34	60,856
November 23	11:21 AM	Mississippi State	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	SECTV	L 17–24 ^OT	45,198
November 29	1:30 PM	at #15 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Golden Boot)	CBS	L 27–31	89,656
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	NR	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches'	RV	RV	RV	RV	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

References

1. Link to the AP Poll
2. "Bret Bielema takes Arkansas job". ESPN. December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.