# 1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Arkansas won the 2000 Cotton Bowl vs the Texas Longhorns on New Year's Day. It was the first college football game to kickoff in the 21st century. It was also Arkansas' first bowl victory since the 1985 Holiday Bowl, and the Razorbacks first Cotton Bowl win since the 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic. Freshman running back Cedric Cobbs was named the Cotton Bowl offensive MVP, and senior defensive lineman D.J. Cooper was named the game's defensive MVP. Senior quarterback Clint Stoerner became the school's all-time leading passer in most passing categories. Stoerner also redeemed himself versus Tennessee, after fumbling away the ball late in the game in Knoxville in 1998. That fumble led to a Tennessee touchdown that won the game, 28–24. This season, Stoerner threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Anthony Lucas late in the fourth quarter versus the Volunteers in Fayetteville, leading Arkansas to a victory by the same score, 28–24. Razorback fans tore down the goal posts after the win, and carried them to Dickson Street in downtown Fayetteville in celebration. It is considered one of the most memorable games in Razorback football history.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 7:00 pm | at SMU* | No. 18 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX | PPV | W 26–0 | 51,019 |
| September 18 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe* | No. 15 | War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR | | W 44–6 | 55,382 |
| September 25 | 2:30 pm | at Alabama | No. 14 | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL | CBS | L 28–35 | 83,818 |
| October 2 | 12:30 pm | at Kentucky | No. 20 | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | PPV | L 20–31 | 62,606 |
| October 9 | 6:00 pm | Middle Tennessee* | | Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | | W 58–6 | 51,896 |
| October 16 | 6:00 pm | South Carolina | | War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR | | W 48–14 | 55,123 |
| October 30 | 11:30 am | Auburn | | Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | JPS | W 34–10 | 51,133 |
| November 6 | 5:05 pm | at No. 23 Ole Miss | | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 16–38 | 50,928 |
| November 13 | 11:30 am | No. 3 Tennessee | | Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | JPS | W 28–24 | 52,815 |
| November 20 | 8:00 pm | No. 12 Mississippi State | No. 22 | War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR | ESPN2 | W 14–9 | 55,491 |
| November 26 | 1:30 pm | at LSU | No. 17 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | CBS | L 10–35 | 77,160 |
| January 1 | 10:15 am | vs. No. 14 Texas* | No. 24 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic, rivalry) | FOX | W 27–6 | 72,723 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 17 |
| Coaches Poll | 22 | 22* | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 24 | 22 | — | — | 19 |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## 1990–1999 statistical leaders

| Passing Year Player Com Att % Yards 1990 Quinn Grovey 120 235 51 1886 1991 Jason Allen 48 102 47 603 1992 Barry Lunney Jr. 91 189 48 1015 1993 Barry Lunney Jr. 104 202 51 1241 1994 Barry Lunney Jr. 101 183 55 1345 1995 Barry Lunney Jr. 180 292 62 2181 1996 Pete Burks 115 224 51 1390 1997 Clint Stoerner 173 357 48 2347 1998 Clint Stoerner 167 312 54 2629 1999 Clint Stoerner 177 317 56 2293 | Rushing Year Player Att Yards Avg 1990 E. D. Jackson 155 596 3.8 1991 E. D. Jackson 143 641 4.5 1992 E. D. Jackson 118 466 3.9 1993 Oscar Malone 89 555 6.2 1994 Oscar Malone 99 597 6.0 1995 Madre Hill 307 1387 4.5 1996 Oscar Malone 197 814 4.1 1997 Rod Stinson 111 413 3.7 1998 Chrys Chukwuma 149 870 5.8 1999 Cedric Cobbs 116 668 5.8 | Receiving Year Player Rec Yards YPC 1990 Derek Russell 43 897 20.9 1991 Ron Dickerson Jr. 25 372 14.9 1992 Kirk Botkin 33 257 7.8 1993 J. J. Meadors 28 429 15.3 1994 J. J. Meadors 43 613 14.3 1995 Anthony Eubanks 43 596 13.9 1996 Anthony Eubanks 51 809 15.9 1997 Anthony Eubanks 51 870 17.1 1998 Michael Williams * 44 560 12.7 1999 Anthony Lucas 37 822 22.2 Receiving leaders by receptions |
* In 1998, Anthony Lucas caught 43 passes for a school-record 1,004 yards receiving. He was the first player in school history to have over 1,000 yards receiving in a single season. His record has since been eclipsed three times (Jarius Wright in 2011, Cobi Hamilton in 2012, Treylon Burks in 2021).