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1996 Arkansas

4–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Danny Ford.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 1996, game by game: lost vs. SMU 10–23; lost vs. No. 13 Alabama 7–17; won vs. UL Monroe 38–21; lost vs. No. 1 Florida 7–42; won vs. Louisiana Tech 38–21; lost at South Carolina 17–23; lost at No. 24 Auburn 7–28; won vs. Ole Miss 13–7; lost at No. 12 Tennessee 14–55; won at Mississippi State 16–13; lost vs. No. 19 LSU 7–17+17−41Lost 10–23 vs. SMU-13SMULost 7–17 vs. No. 13 Alabama-10No. 13 AlabamaWon 38–21 vs. UL Monroe+17UL MonroeLost 7–42 vs. No. 1 Florida-35No. 1 FloridaWon 38–21 vs. Louisiana Tech+17Louisiana TechLost 17–23 at South Carolina-6South CarolinaLost 7–28 at No. 24 Auburn-21No. 24 AuburnWon 13–7 vs. Ole Miss+6Ole MissLost 14–55 at No. 12 Tennessee-41No. 12 TennesseeWon 16–13 at Mississippi State+3Mississippi Sta…Lost 7–17 vs. No. 19 LSU-10No. 19 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsSMUL 10–⁠2378%
Sep 21vs13AlabamaL 7–⁠1731%
Sep 28vsUL MonroeW 38–⁠2176%
Oct 5vs1FloridaL 7–⁠4221%
Oct 12vsLouisiana TechW 38–⁠2163%
Oct 19atSouth CarolinaL 17–⁠2340%
Nov 2at24AuburnL 7–⁠2821%
Nov 9vsOle MissW 13–⁠750%
Nov 16at12TennesseeL 14–⁠5514%
Nov 23atMississippi StateW 16–⁠1346%
Nov 29vs19LSUL 7–⁠1737%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 17–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1996.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
174–⁠267
Coach
Danny Ford
Elo
1454 −58 this season
SP+ rating
-1.2 No. 63 of 111; offense No. 86, defense No. 36
SRS
−5.4 No. 73 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Miles Aldridge
Captains
Scott Rivers and Mark Smith

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 5Anthony Hicks LBGreen Bay Packers

1996 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida8–⁠012–⁠11
Tennessee7–⁠110–⁠29
LSU6–⁠210–⁠212
Alabama6–⁠210–⁠311
Auburn4–⁠48–⁠424
South Carolina4–⁠46–⁠5
Georgia3–⁠55–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠55–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠54–⁠7
Ole Miss2–⁠65–⁠6
Arkansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.