Presents a history of the University of Arkansas football team and discusses notable players, coaches, and games.

From the humble beginnings in 1894, to the great programs of Frank Broyles, the National Championship in 1964, and Lou Holtz's Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma in 1978, and then to Arkansas's recent re-entry into the national rankings with bowl invitations--the whole spectrum of Hog football is covered in this lively chronicle.

The creation and development of the Razorback Sports Network not only helped to build a loyal following for the Razorbacks, but also forged a close identification among Razorback fans with broadcasters such as Paul Eels and Bud Campbell, who became "voices of the Razorbacks." A sense of kinship developed within the audience, and the broadcasts of Razorback sports have become an integral part of the state's culture.

Did you know that the Arkansas Razorbacks used to be called the Cardinals? The team changed its name from the Cardinals to the Razorbacks in 1910. Learn more about this college team’s history, traditions, uniforms, team records, coaches, and legendary players in Arkansas Razorbacks, part of the Inside College Football series.

22 Straight tells teh story of when the Arkansas Razorbacks dominated college football, won a National Championship and put together the lonest winning streak of any team in the 1960s. Narrated by former NBC sports announcer Charlie Jones, 22 Straight includes rare footage and interviews with the players and coaches. It's been more than 40 years since the Hogs won the Grantland Rice Award as the best team in college football, but many of hte stories in this film have never been told. 22 Straight is dedicated to the players and coaches of the 1964-64 Razorback championship teams, in recognition of the special relationship that forged and bonded them for a lifetime.

From famed moments such as the Razorbacks winning the 1994 NCAA Tournament to lesser known trivia, including which uniform configuration is considered a curse or knowing the animal that was the school's original mascot, 100 Things Arkansas Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die reveals the most critical moments and important facts about Arkansas football and basketball. With details on past and present players, coaches, and teams that are part of the university's storied history, this book contains everything Hogs fans should know, see, and do in their lifetime and encapsulates what being a Razorbacks fan is all about.

On December 6, 1969, the Texas Longhorns and Arkansas Razorbacks met in what many consider the Game of the Century. In the centennial season of college football, both teams were undefeated; both featured devastating and innovative offenses; both boasted cerebral, stingy defenses; and both were coached by superior tacticians and stirring motivators, Texas's Darrell Royal and Arkansas's Frank Broyles. On that day in Fayetteville, the poll-leading Horns and second-ranked Hogs battled for the Southwest Conference title -- and President Nixon was coming to present his own national championship plaque to the winners. Even if it had been just a game, it would still have been memorable today. The bitter rivals played a game for the ages before a frenzied, hog-callin' crowd that included not only an enthralled President Nixon -- a noted football fan -- but also Texas congressman George Bush. And the game turned, improbably, on an outrageously daring fourth-down pass. But it wasn't just a game, because nothing was so simple in December 1969. In Horns, Hogs, & Nixon Coming, Terry Frei deftly weaves the social, political, and athletic trends together for an unforgettable look at one of the landmark college sporting events of all time. The week leading up to the showdown saw black student groups at Arkansas, still marginalized and targets of virulent abuse, protesting and seeking to end the use of the song "Dixie" to celebrate Razorback touchdowns; students were determined to rush the field during the game if the band struck up the tune. As the United States remained mired in the Vietnam War, sign-wielding demonstrators (including war veterans) took up their positions outside the stadium -- in full view of the president. That same week, Rhodes Scholar Bill Clinton penned a letter to the head of the ROTC program at the University of Arkansas, thanking the colonel for shielding him from induction into the military earlier in the year. Finally, this game was the last major sporting event that featured two exclusively white teams. Slowly, inevitably, integration would come to the end zones and hash marks of the South, and though no one knew it at the time, the Texas vs. Arkansas clash truly was Dixie's Last Stand. Drawing from comprehensive research and interviews with coaches, players, protesters, professors, and politicians, Frei stitches together an intimate, electric narrative about two great teams -- including one player who, it would become clear only later, was displaying monumental courage just to make it onto the field -- facing off in the waning days of the era they defined. Gripping, nimble, and clear-eyed, Horns, Hogs, & Nixon Coming is the final word on the last of how it was.

What does it take to mold three young men into Razorbacks? Being a part of the Arkansas Razorback football program is a tremendous honor. But for the Burnett brothers of Smackover, Arkansas, the honor was tripled! Bobby, Tommy, and Billy all played as Hogs for the Arkansas Razorbacks--a rare feat--and all three left their mark on Arkansas football and beyond. Raising Razorbacks: A Collection of Burnett Stories shares anecdotes and behind-the-scenes stories of a family who produced three highly successful athletes. With humor and humility, Bobby, Tommy, and Billy share their experiences growing up with their parents, Clell and Frances, and what it took to forge successful careers as Razorbacks and more. The Burnett brothers not only excelled on the football field; they are scholars, gentlemen, and family men whose legacy continues to this day. About the Author: Jeni Bea Hopkins is a high school counselor in Springfield, Missouri, a retired girls' basketball coach, and a sports broadcaster with her own radio show, A Coach's Perspective. She graduated from Missouri State University with a bachelor's degree in Electronic Media- Radio and Television Production and Education, plus a master's in Guidance and Counseling. Jeni lives on a farm with her husband, Scott, and they have two children, Hailey Jo and Hayden. She is the daughter of Tommy Burnett and Jo Belle Hopper. Jeni has published numerous articles on various subjects and is the author of Growing Up War Eagle: The Story of Billy and Lucy Sharp.