List of Arkansas Razorbacks head football coaches

Former head coach Bobby Petrino

The Arkansas Razorbacks college football team represents the University of Arkansas in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Razorbacks compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 30 head coaches, and 2 interim head coaches, since it began play during the 1894 season.^[1] Since December 2012, Bret Bielema has served as head coach of the Razorbacks.^[2]

The team has played more than 1,160 games over 117 seasons.^[1] In that time, eleven coaches have led the Razorbacks in postseason bowl games: Fred Thomsen, John Barnhill, Bowden Wyatt, Frank Broyles, Lou Holtz, Ken Hatfield, Jack Crowe, Danny Ford, Houston Nutt, Reggie Herring and Bobby Petrino.^[3] Five coaches won conference championships: Thomsen, Wyatt, Broyles, Holtz and Hatfield won a combined ten as a member of the Southwest Conference.^[1] Frank Broyles won the Razorbacks' lone national championship in 1964.^[1][4]

Broyles is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 144 victories during his 19 years with the program.^[1] Hatfield has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .760.^[1] John Tomlin has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .222.^[1] Of the 31 different head coaches who have led the Razorbacks, Hugo Bezdek,^[5] Francis Schmidt,^[6] Wyatt,^[7] Broyles,^[8] and Holtz^[9] have been inducted as head coaches into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list

General		Overall		Conference		Postseason[A 1]
#	Order of coaches[A 2]	GC	Games coached	CW	Conference wins	PW	Postseason wins
DC	Division championships	OW	Overall wins	CL	Conference losses	PL	Postseason losses
CC	Conference championships	OL	Overall losses	CT	Conference ties	PT	Postseason ties
NC	National championships	OT	Overall ties[A 3]	C%	Conference winning percentage
	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame	O%	Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards^{[A 5]}

#	Name	Season(s)	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	PT	DC [A 6]	CC	NC	Awards
1	Futrall, John C.John C. Futrall	1894–1896	7	5	2	0	.714	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—
2	Wilson, B. N.B. N. Wilson	1897–1898	6	4	1	1	.750	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—
3	Searles, ColbertColbert Searles	1899–1900	9	5	2	2	.667	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—
4	Thomas, CharlesCharles Thomas	1901–1902	17	9	8	0	.529	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—
5	McDaniel, D. A.D. A. McDaniel	1903	7	3	4	0	.429	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—
6	Brown, A. D.A. D. Brown	1904–1905	17	6	11	0	.353	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—
7	Longman, FrankFrank Longman	1906–1907	17	6	8	3	.441	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—
8	Bezdek, HugoHugo Bezdek	1908–1912	43	29	13	1	.686	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—
9	Pickering, E. T.E. T. Pickering	1913–1914	18	10	8	0	.556	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—
10	McConnell, T. T.T. T. McConnell	1915–1916	15	8	6	1	.567	1	3	0	.250	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
11	Paine, Norman C.Norman C. Paine	1917–1918	12	8	3	1	.708	0	2	1	.167	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
12	Craig, James B.James B. Craig	1919	7	3	4	0	.429	1	2	0	.333	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
13	McLaren, GeorgeGeorge McLaren	1920–1921	16	8	5	3	.594	4	1	1	.750	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
14	Schmidt, FrancisFrancis Schmidt	1922–1928	65	41	21	3	.654	14	13	2	.518	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
15	Thomsen, FredFred Thomsen	1929–1941	127	56	61	10	.480	26	42	3	.387	0	0	1	—	2	0	—
16	Cole, GeorgeGeorge Cole	1942	10	3	7	0	.300	0	6	0	.000	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
17	Tomlin, JohnJohn Tomlin	1943	9	2	7	0	.222	1	4	0	.200	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
18	Rose, GlenGlen Rose	1944–1945	21	8	12	1	.405	3	7	1	.318	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
19	Barnhill, JohnJohn Barnhill	1946–1949	42	22	17	3	.560	10	13	1	.438	1	0	1	—	1	0	—
20	Douglas, OtisOtis Douglas	1950–1952	30	9	21	0	.300	4	14	0	.222	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
21	Wyatt, BowdenBowden Wyatt	1953–1954	21	11	10	0	.524	7	5	0	.583	0	1	0	—	1	0	—
22	Mitchell, JackJack Mitchell	1955–1957	30	17	12	1	.583	8	9	1	.472	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
23	Broyles, FrankFrank Broyles	1958–1976	207	144	58	5	.708	91	36	5	.708	4	6	0	—	7	1 – 1964	AFCA Coach of the Year (1964)[14]
24	Holtz, LouLou Holtz	1977–1983	83	60	21	2	.735	37	18	1	.670	3	2	1	—	1	0	College Football Coach of the Year (1977)[15] FWAA Coach of the Year (1977)[16] Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year (1977)[17] Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1977)[18]
25	Hatfield, KenKen Hatfield	1984–1989	73	55	17	1	.760	36	10	0	.783	1	5	0	—	2	0	—
26	Crowe, JackJack Crowe [A 7]	1990–1992	24	9	15	0	.375	6	10	0	.375	0	1	0	0	0	0	—
Int	Kines, JoeJoe Kines [A 7]	1992	10	3	6	1	.350	3	4	1	.438	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
27	Ford, DannyDanny Ford	1993–1997	57	26	30	1	.465	16	23	1	.413	0	1	0	0	0	0	—
28	Nutt, HoustonHouston Nutt [A 8]	1998–2007	123	75	48	—	.610	42	38	—	.525	2	5	—	3	0	0	AP SEC Coach of the Year (2001, 2006)[24] SEC Coach of the Year (2001, 2006)[24]
Int	Herring, ReggieReggie Herring [A 8]	2007	1	0	1	—	.000	0	0	—	.000	0	1	—	0	0	0	—
29	Petrino, BobbyBobby Petrino	2008–2011	51	34	17	—	.667	17	15	—	.531	2	1	—	0	0	0	—
30	Smith, John L.John L. Smith	2012	12	4	8	—	.333	2	6	—	.250	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
31	Bielema, BretBret Bielema	2013–present	25	10	15	—	.400	2	14	—	.125	1	0	—	0	0	0

Notes

1. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.^[10]
2. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[11]
4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[12]
5. Statistics correct as of the end of the 2011–12 college football season.
6. Divisional champions have advanced to the SEC Championship Game since the institution of divisional play beginning in the 1992 season. Since that time, Arkansas has competed as a member of the SEC West.^[13]
7. Jack Crowe resigned as head coach on September 6, 1992, following a 10–3 loss to The Citadel. Joe Kines served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season, finishing with three wins, six losses and one tie.^[19][20]
8. Houston Nutt resigned as head coach on November 26, 2007. Reggie Herring served as interim head coach for the 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic loss against Missouri.^[21][22][23]

References

General

• "Arkansas Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
• 2011 Razorback Football Media Guide (PDF). Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Media Relations Department. 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2011.

Specific

1. 2011 Razorback Football Media Guide, pp. 169–170
2. "Bret Bielema takes Arkansas job". ESPN.com. ESPN.com news services. December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
3. 2011 Razorback Football Media Guide, pp. 171–182
4. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2010). 2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA.org. pp. 68–77. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
5. "Hall of Famers: Hugo Bezdek". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
6. "Hall of Famers: Francis Schmidt". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
7. "Hall of Famers: Bowden Wyatt". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
8. "Hall of Famers: Frank Broyles". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
9. "Hall of Famers: Lou Holtz". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
10. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
11. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today (McLean, Virginia). Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
12. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times (New York City). Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
13. Harwell, Hoyt (November 20, 1990). "SEC sets division lineups". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1C. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
14. "Past National COTY Winners". American Football Coaches Association. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
15. "Beier named Ohio's best grid coach". The Toledo Blade. February 27, 1978. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
16. "Holtz tops Akers in coach voting". Pittsburgh Press. United Press International. January 22, 1978. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
17. "Sporting News cites Lou Holtz". The Youngstown Daily Vindicator. Associated Press. January 10, 1978. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
18. "Past Winners". Walter Camp Foundation. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
19. "Kines will replace Crowe at Arkansas". The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. September 7, 1992. p. B1. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
20. "Ford takes coaching job at Arkansas". The Free Lance–Star. Associated Press. December 1, 1992. p. B3. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
21. "Nutt turns down offer to remain Razorbacks coach". ESPN.com. ESPN.com news services. November 27, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
22. "Herring will coach Razorbacks in Cotton Bowl". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 12, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
23. "Temple powers Missouri's Cotton Bowl rout of Arkansas". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 1, 2008. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
24. Ole Miss Media Relations. "Houston Nutt named FCA Coach Of The Year". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved August 26, 2011.