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Arkansas

SEC · 1997 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
10th
2–6 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1906–2026
All-Time Record
716–534–37
0.571 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1964, 1968
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 36
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arkansas head-to-head · History & Eras

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI5–7W 28–16
4Week 4 · Sep 16SMUH2HIND WAC6–5L 9–31
5Week 5 · Sep 23Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC4–7W 17–16
6Week 6 · Sep 30Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND FBSI9–2W 17–13
7Week 7 · Oct 7Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC10–2L 7–56
9Week 9 · Oct 21South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC5–6L 13–39
10Week 10 · Oct 28Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC10–3L 21–26
12Week 12 · Nov 11Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC8–4L 9–19
13Week 13 · Nov 18Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC11–2L 22–30
14Week 14 · Nov 25Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC7–4W 17–7
15Week 15 · Dec 2LSUH2HSEC9–3L 21–31

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.637
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-25+25
  • Louisiana Tech +9
  • Mississippi State +7
  • UL Monroe +5
  • Alabama +4
  • Florida -2
  • Tennessee -2
  • Auburn -3
  • LSU -3
  • Ole Miss -4
  • SMU -5
  • South Carolina -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #63Better than 55%
Win % Place 75thBetter than 46%

0.364 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#65W15#65Regular Season Final#65Post-Season W2#64Post-Season W3#63Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+12
-22
+1
+4
-49
-26
-5
-10
-8
+10
-10

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#791992#471993#691994#411995#631996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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